On Crossing Roads

ON CROSSING ROADS

Why did the chicken cross the road…..to get to the other side.

Why do you cross the road? Same reason.

HOW do you cross the road? Yes you in India. Be honest.

* You wait for the walk sign and then make the move.

* You walk right across, with the confidence of Jesus over water, with faith in your deities and planets, and total disregard for the idiot motorists and two wheelers baking in the sun.

You shoot out your hand, ordering the traffic to stop, not even making eye contact as those looks could kill and jay walk. The faith that you repose in the longevity of your life, and the integrity of our brakes….

*And where do you look when you start? Invariably at traffic on the other side!

You ARE determined to get to the “other side” isn’t it?

Dear Jaywalker, there are some things known as traffic rules, hit and runs, fractures and death.

If you want to end your life, do not choose my car for your decimation. There are umpteen ways.

Wait for the walk sign… traffic on both sides should normally stop.

There are automatic voice prompts that tell you, give you a countdown actually, and men in uniform called traffic police, in case you need help.

Look below, for the pedestrian crossing, wait for the signs to change, hold on to or carry your child, and JUST IGNORE THE CELL PHONE.

Let the phone not outlive you!

Of course these rules do not apply in front of the liquor outlets. So it is the drivers of vehicles who need to follow unwritten rules.

Expect the unexpected. The Old Monk makes men meander, and choose to sleep, on burning roads by the medians.

DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE, DON’T DRINK AND WALK, DON’T BE SOBER AND JAYWALK!

HE WHO COMMUTES THE PROPER WAY, MAY LIVE TO COMMUTE THE NEXT DAY.