The Journey

I thought I shouldn’t give a lift to anyone after that scene

23 years ago …..

Years of routine with hours of wait to onboard to the crowded bus,

Every college student’s top 3 wish list …pride of title

The feeling… the freedom of riding our own …. decide when to start or stop and when to accelerate

Yes.. 2003 I got my first ‘hoodibaba’ moment. Bajaj Caliber 115!

my grandma’s gift – my first and still my riding companion.

didn’t know that 2.5 hrs journey will change my path.. told nobody and I started my solo drive on my new bike to my destination – favourite hill temple.

Overtaking few …bumps, cross-roads, path holes, signals, green trees….smiles

The milestone says.. 12 KMs more to my destination ..

But like an unpredictable market, that shaking scene came…

‘Baangggg’ …the sound I’d have missed.

it happened minutes ago. 4-5 people just rushed to the middle of the road…my hands on brakes without conscious …. got to slow down..

a fallen new bike …2 men around the 25+ age group.

Skidded may be because of speed or unsigned bumps… not sure.

But they got hard hit on their head on the rough road – full of stones and broken glasses.

Fortunate that lives saved.

The rider seems less injured but the one who sat at the pillion … Still his broken RED face is flashing in my memory.

My hands were little shaky… the Speedometer from 100 to 40 ..

one STRONG echo often from that scene. One simple rule ignored ..

If they wore a helmet it would not be that severe ….

you can feel that pain.

From that day, I started wearing the helmet … so many turns so far but that RED face reminds me:

Numbers are important but reaching the destinations with peace and smiles matters more than any.

It becomes my signal:

Wear the “Value Helmet”. Creative. Wiser. Human.

To Founders navigating bumps and professionals riding at pillion.

-by Human (emotional) intelligence

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