Rickety bus ride ...

Take any pubilc transport means to commute and you would know what I am trying to say... I took a bus from the bus stop near my house to visit my friend.. As I boarded the bus, I found myself in a damp and suffocating atmosphere.. Thankfully, I got a seat in the much crowded bus..

There are specially reserved seats for women and elderly in all the means of public transport here in India, but what was a very displeasing sight was to see men sitting on women's seat and then delibrately looking outside the window while an elderly woman tried to persuade them to vacate a seat!! They tend to turn deaf and blind at the same time as the rest themselves on these reserved seats.. Most of the time young women hardly try to confront these shameless men but they shouldn't turn a deaf ear to the plight of an elderly person who needs to sit down while these young and fit men stand!!

As I heard the woman, I vacated the seat for her so that she could sit while these shameless Indian men took a sigh of relief till they would be confronted again by some other elderly woman.. the problem is in the mindset of people here.. They lack respect for women and elder and their inner conscience never forces them to take a little pain so that they could be seen as model men.. They them complain of the immorality prevalant in the society.. You immoral men form the society and then point to the collective term used for you all...


The elderly woman I offered my seat to soon realised that I wasn't getting down at that stop and a sudden guilt engulfed her and she started apologising for taking my seat and offered to stand while I take that seat.. I couldn't believe the generosity of the old lady and asked her not to bother herself much as I can stand.. But what was worth noticing was that none of the men occupying the lady's seats felt like ending this silly you sit, you sit conversation by offering a seat...

A few minutes later I got a seat.. How?


Well we women have this sisterhood and try to help each other.. A girl who had witnessed the entire scene called me and offered me her seat as she deboarded the bus to leave.. And finally the old lady felt relieved as I was seated again ...:)

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