(I wrote this article three years ago on my other blog, viz. http://kunalrgautam.blogspot.com)
This is something we all are aware of. The dreaded "queue".
All of us must have been a part of it, some time in our lives, no matter which "class" we hail from.
The nature of queue may change, but its existence is a certainity.
And the best part is, we never care of any queue.
I still remember that scorching afternoon, when I was in that queue to get my DTC bus Pass done at Hari Nagar Depot. I waited for some two hours in the July sun, when the queue got broken and everyone started to believe in those famous lines of Amitabh from Deewar, " Hum Jahan khade hote hain, line wahin se shuru hoti hai." The gentleman at the counter got mad and refused to entertain any new forms, till order prevails.
Then, at least 4 different queues could be counted, each being labelled as the original one.
Interestingly, again a single queue was forced to be formed, and I, a submissive, innocent school student, could not "prove" that mera number aane wala tha, tabhi yeh scene ho gaya.
I was sent back, with some 50 people ahead of me.
Needless to say, I left the scene and get the pass done, the next day from Scindia House, within an hour. How come so early?? Well, there were poles and railings out there, to prevent anybody to come out of turn.
Things have changed quite a lot since then.
DTC has introduced computerized passes, and we rarely find such queues now.
And more Importantly, I am no Longer a submissive or an innocent school student.
Have learnt to keep others in order.
But still, the queue is an important part of my life, as for most of you.
And you know what?? I still see many morons roaming around to get their job done without being in the queue. They can be seen doing that when I reach there and stand as the last man in the queue, and even after MY job is done.
Can we be a bit more disciplined??
This is something we all are aware of. The dreaded "queue".
All of us must have been a part of it, some time in our lives, no matter which "class" we hail from.
The nature of queue may change, but its existence is a certainity.
And the best part is, we never care of any queue.
I still remember that scorching afternoon, when I was in that queue to get my DTC bus Pass done at Hari Nagar Depot. I waited for some two hours in the July sun, when the queue got broken and everyone started to believe in those famous lines of Amitabh from Deewar, " Hum Jahan khade hote hain, line wahin se shuru hoti hai." The gentleman at the counter got mad and refused to entertain any new forms, till order prevails.
Then, at least 4 different queues could be counted, each being labelled as the original one.
Interestingly, again a single queue was forced to be formed, and I, a submissive, innocent school student, could not "prove" that mera number aane wala tha, tabhi yeh scene ho gaya.
I was sent back, with some 50 people ahead of me.
Needless to say, I left the scene and get the pass done, the next day from Scindia House, within an hour. How come so early?? Well, there were poles and railings out there, to prevent anybody to come out of turn.
Things have changed quite a lot since then.
DTC has introduced computerized passes, and we rarely find such queues now.
And more Importantly, I am no Longer a submissive or an innocent school student.
Have learnt to keep others in order.
But still, the queue is an important part of my life, as for most of you.
And you know what?? I still see many morons roaming around to get their job done without being in the queue. They can be seen doing that when I reach there and stand as the last man in the queue, and even after MY job is done.
Can we be a bit more disciplined??
Its not so much about discipline as much as respecting that the others have the equal right to a service, irrespective of class and creed. All our lives we try to jump queues as long as we can afford it. This attitude needs to change.
ReplyDeleteThe attitude! Exctly. that is what makes us still a developing nation with maximum number of hungry stomachs
ReplyDeleteGood one Kunal! It's not just the line queues. Even visits to doctors, offices, banks etc are areas where one needs to wait for his turn. I know of people who use relations to skip the waiting crowds to access the doc, get the check up/consultancy done, and walk away! Such a big mistake! Unless of course, there is an emergency, in which case, if goodwill prevails, all the others waiting will wholeheartedly step aside to enable quick action when needed.
ReplyDeleteBasically, it has become a question of attitude. And it, unfortunately differs at different areas of the country.
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