RUSH
It was one of my regular days to work. I was watching the crowd outside from my car. At a traffic signal, I saw a young guy on a motorcycle stream past several vehicles with such twisted precision and reach the starting point. He seemed to be in a marathon race. He was constantly racing his very nice bike and the sound resonated everywhere. He was the centre of attraction! As we got the green signal I could hear his bike speeding off. I know him he is an employee at my place of work. While I reach my workplace, I saw him rushing to the elevators. Well, he had just gained a couple of minutes that me! “I don’t have the time.” It’s a phrase we hear daily. We live in an age of rush—fast food, fast eating, fast i.e. quick naps, fast internet, fast travel, fast texting. And hence, as we rush, we also expect our returns to come at the same speed, which hardly ever happens. We have forgotten to live in the present by chasing the ticking of ...