The Cross(ing) Roads

There are some moments in life we never forget and also those we never even noticed as special!!!....What seemed so important for us yesterday at that particular day,at that situation,that particular moment,today doesn't even qualify as a precious thought.

I come from basically a small town, Udupi, that is still waking up, to be a part of the process what we call as "India Shining".I was very fortunate to have very good accessibility to every transport facility available there as i live in a place that is located very near to the national highway....NH-17.
Back in my school days, crossing road was a very important thing as the highway is always plied by various vehicles of every type,keeping it busy during my waking hours. I crossed highway every time I needed to catch the school bus. It was a weird thing for me..a time when my small world of family,teachers and chocolate friends merged with the worlds of sooo many people's worlds.Even a slight lapse on my part could have ended my world right there in the midst of everything.....

I really don't remember, the first time I crossed it all by myself but I still remember the feeling.I was proud of myself, to be able to take care of myself (at least that is what I believed at that time!!)to be able to do an adult thing.It kind of gave me a feeling that I after all this time am able to judge between the RIGHT and the WRONG/LEFT( however small it may be).

Come to think of it now, i hardly regard crossing road as important.Sometimes even encouraging my friend to zoom past the police or jump the traffic light.It is an irony after all.My world....is it getting bigger as I am growing up after all???I am in a very crucial year with respect to my career and the time has come, to cross roads once again...to choose which is RIGHT and what should be LEFT behind....

Submitted By: Ashwij Mayya, 5th Mech, SJCE Mysore