Learning a few things from a child, which we all know but somehow forget to implement..!!

Yesterday, I was out to shop for the basic necessity, a mobile [you all must agree on this].. As I have already talked a lot about the entire mobile thing in my life, I am not going to repeat it all over again.. What is it to talk about then, you must be wondering..

Yesterday on the traffic signal, as I waited for the signal to turn green, I quickly turned around to have a look at all the people with me at that crossing and more importantly notice anything funny or interesting to capture my idle mind.. As I strolled my eyes from one corner to another to avoid moving my head around, I noticed a family of 3 on a bike.. The man, in his late 30's, was firmly holding the bike in position while the woman, in her early 30's was doing her wind blown hair.. The child was sitting on the petrol tank of the bike, holding the handles in a fast grip of his little fists and was too cutely pretending of having full control on the bike.. As if he was driving it.. No doubt a child in such display of confidence looks the cutest thing in the waiting minutes for the signal to turn green [I know, now a days the signal goes red only for a minute or two, but these two minutes look like a whole hour when you are in a hurry].. The most amazing thing about the child was his very intelligent and sensible act of turning off the engine while we all waited impatiently for the signal to turn green.. Yes, the little cute kid turned off the engine while many a fools were still letting the engine run while they were still on a halt.. Such display of awareness at such a tender age made me feel a bit secure about the future of the nation that has every citizen dreaming about a dream nation and not doing anything to make that dream come true!! We all talk about the way things are in America or Britain or any other western country but we don't want to do anything at all to improve things here.. Some of us even claim that we Indians have a mindset and don't want to change.. That we are too backward and too insensible and irresponsible.. But seeing the child taking responsibility, I vowed to take more responsibility and turn of the lights and fans while leaving a room and all other little things we learned in school but some how forget to include in our daily lives..

If I inspire even a single person with this piece, like I was by that child's action, I know the job is done because he would inspire a few more and this habit will grow exponentially.. We have so much to learn and the toddlers are also great teachers to tell us to value these little but precious things..:)