When as kids we were asked to write essays
on things that got us thinking. One such essay was Scenes I see in my morning
walk.
As a kid the scenes of my morning walk were
that of loud chirping of the birds, the milkman on a cycle, kids
walking to school with backpacks, uncles laughing loud in groups, moist leaves
from the overnight dew, empty roads with fallen leaves, couples sitting on a
porch indulging in a cup of hot tea, pets being played with, overall there
was a symphony and harmony and it was a relaxed affair to stroll and take in
all that was happening and return home feeling fresh.
If I were to look at how things have
changes with progression of time, it is somewhat disturbing; with all the
advancement there is clutter and chaos that has been added. The chirping of the bird seems to have
drowned in the loud honking of the vehicles. The milkman now uses a
bullet without a silencer. Kids don’t seem to walk to school anymore rather
most of them are seen either driving or being driven in scooty, bikes and cars.
Now uncles need the help of laughter clubs to laugh to release the stress. The
roads are being broadened to absorb the vehicles on the road and thus the
trees have been reduced and no fallen leaves just a lot of plastic bags and
other sort of waste. Now the husband is rushing out of the door with a slice of
bread clasped to his mouth while reversing the car ( identical to how most
animals would fetch their food), pets being taken for a nature call for barely
few meters outside the gate, the symphony is lost in the mayhem, while walking
one has to be careful of not being run over.
Times sure have changed!!!
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