A GENIUS

Two hand bags on two different shoulders, making the sound “tik tik tik tik….”, words aloud “chala pude chala….ohh tai chala pude”, and an excellent simple mind. No he did not invent “the telephone” , nor “the clock” , nor anything timeless & not even has he just striked a million dollar deal, yet I find him a genius.i am talking about a simple man from a lower strata of society whose work or rather the way he does it , amazes me- “ THE BUS CONDUCTOR”. I term this man “a genius” because to my heart , he is one. In a bus , full of passengers, it amazes me , how beautifully he manages to work,with so much of ease. While you juggle from one side to another in order to balance yourself in a moving bus, this man comfortably manages to balance himself while doing his task as well,enumber of rounds he takes within the bus so crowded , from start to end ,giving tickets,so easily .Constantly,you hear his instructions either to keep moving ahead or to give him the bus fare or announcing the next destination and no matter how crowdy or noisy is the environment,his words manage to reach your ears.Let that be any stop where you got in the bus from and no matter how crowded the bus is,he makes it sure, I dnt know how , you have your tickets before your destination arrives.Amazingly , no matter the number of passengers that add in to the existing one’s at every destination he remembers wisely who is to be given the tickets. I wonder, how inspite of so much of irritated crowd , he manages to keep his calm,while calculating your fare in the calculator of his mind.This man working in this kind of environment struggles so much yet gives his all to his task.People in air-conditioned offices keep complaining but this man does it without complaining,is it the need of his life or just the acceptance of it?My respect for him & for my job rises new levels when I see him everyday.As I thank him for giving my tickets daily,hardly this man knows I often thank him for who he is.As I move on with my day,an inspiration builds in me through him to respect my work each day.Deep in my heart,I respect this profession and all those who make it possible for us to travel each day.At times,life is so strange,someone I don’t even know,not even big inspires me …….It brings me a smile when he says “tai pude chala…..” A genius indeed he is to me , for who in this world can manage all it like he did.I proudly salute to all bus conductors of the BEST buses, second lifeline of we the mumbaikars……