Wednesday, October 19, 2011

To the streets of Kaiserslautern...

It's been 3 years in Germany, I wake up every morning on my comfortable bed in my temperature controlled room. I am sure, almost everyday, that when i will enter in the shower and turn on the tap of hot water, i will get water and that water will be hot. Unlike India, where at the last moment you get reminded, "oh, i forgot to turn on the geyser or there is no water supply today!"

After shower, when i enter the kitchen for breakfast, i know for sure that hot plates will turn on and there will not be any electricity cuts.
I know for sure that the bus which is supposed to come at 8:15 AM, no matter how bad the weather is, will come at 8:15 AM and i will reach my lab at 8:25 AM and can start working at 8:30 AM. No traffic congestions, less pollution, no overcrowding in buses.

This is applicable in every aspect of daily life, everything very well planned, on time and predictable.

Now, let's see this scenario once again from a different perspective.
When i wake up, i don't have anyone around me to whom i can wish to have a good morning. I don't find my mother who used to bring a cup of tea and wake me up with her motherly affection. When i go out on the streets, i say hello to the city and city says hello to me and then we move on. After so many years, still we could not become friends. Like, 2 strangers, who live together but never talk. When Germany beats France in Football, i feel good, but when India beats England in cricket, that's unmatched happiness.

Perhaps we have all the comforts but where is the compassion? I am living with people who are friendly but where are the friends? I own a lot of things but what about being owned by someone?

This city gives you everything but makes you lonely, as if you have everything but no one to share with. On the other hand, back at home, you might not have everything but still you get everything because you have people who are willing to share what they have and you don't have.

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