Tuesday, January 10, 2006

He stopped... and the world stopped with him !

Driving fast as he normally would, he raced over the Vashi bridge toward the new city. And as the lights illuminating the dark waters approached, he slowed down for the Vashi Gaon signal that turned Amber. He heard horns honking behind urging him to ignore the signal and move ahead, but knowing what he already knew... he chose to stop instead..

The first 5 seconds was quite distressing as vehicles wizzed past him ignoring the Red Light pleading them to stop. And the next few seconds showed signs of confused drivers as they slowed approaching the signal but then sped again in a typical tendency to follow the mob.

And then along came this huge vehicle with all its imposing authority that grunted to a halt right behind him. He thought he would hear that BEST Driver honk him out of his way. But he could see in the rear view mirror that the driver sat peacefully acknowledging his action. And only seconds after that, one vehicle stopped after the next. Soon there was respect for the "Red" and people patiently waited.

And he reaffirmed with a smile that he still had his share of the power to change... for when he stopped, the world stopped with him.
:: posted by RagsInRags, 5:58 AM

2 Comments:

Definitely... Cheers!
Blogger RagsInRags, at 06 February, 2006 10:10  
not ALL BEST drivers follow RULEZ....
Blogger Unknown, at 16 January, 2011 10:49  

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