A Green walk for - Bangalore

04/02/10


A Green walk for - Bangalore

Normally it takes me 5 minutes from home to office, if I use my vehicle as my daily routine. But today it took 28 minutes to me to reach office, because today I wasn't following my daily routine. Today it was something unordinary, today I decided to take a walk to the office to support a cause of “GREEN BANGALORE / BUS DAY “. In the beginning it felt very gratifying when I started from home. It was a beautiful sunny day and some romantic songs of “John Mayer” were increasing the beauty. It was quite astonishing to watch people having their “morning food” from some stall at the street. You don’t notice these types of things while you are driving / riding. There were a very few vehicles, less honking, less traffic, less dust and pollution. After some time my mind started some conversation like “what a lovely morning”. I should walk regularly for the office. But as we know that it is very hard to sustain the beauty forever. So every amazing thing I saw was not the actual thing which I was going to face. These things were away from the main road. I was on the streets of “HSR lay out “, away from the main outer ring road.
Every step I was taking further to hit the outer ring road was making me fell that, this is not going to be the same as I felt earlier. The time I came to the junction of BDA the picture was utterly different. The annoying sound of horns and vehicle so much traffic.. There was so much dust that I found a layer of dust on my watch. It was kind of very hard experience for me. Every single step I was taking from BDA junction to the office was very tough for me. And I am telling you the truth I almost got hit by a “RED” maruti suzuki “SWIFT” on the BDA junction. There were so many truck parked in a queue at the right side of the road, and because of that half of the road side was blocked. The remaining half side of road was the only way for the other vehicle to pass and also to walk. Cars, trucks, bikes and autos everyone was passing from there without any trouble. The only people who were facing the trouble were the people who were walking. Even some times you have to walk on the sewage path, which is kind of risky. You will need to jump to let the heavy/big vehicle pass. This whole road was looking like a battle field for me and vehicles were my enemy. I was fighting so hard with to them to walk. Every time when I think something beautiful and magnificent for the day, an annoying sound of a horn from the vehicle blows. I don't know whether they had decided to trouble me for today. All the fascination was over now, all the emotions that I am doing something for my city were crushed.
In the morning when I woke up and took this decision of walk to the office, I was kind of in high spirits and I can't describe that overwhelming feeling. I thought that this will be my best decision of the day. I was feeling so strong, at least I am doing something for “Bangalore“. But the moment when I started walking on the main road, all the overwhelming feeling was hunted down by the problem of pollution, traffic, dust and rusty vehicles. When I stepped in to the office the feeling started rushing in to my mind that seriously it was not the good idea and I was late also. My confidence that I took a vice decision was ended now. I was feeling that this was the terrible decision of the day. When I took the first step from the home I was full of energy, freshness and was in a very good mood, but when reached the office I was sweaty, dusty and was in a very rough mood.
And now when I am writing this I am thinking that, this is not the right way to do something for your city or your country. If we seriously want to do something for our city or for our country, then it is not required to do these types of things. These ways are not help full until you get support of the other people. Because in this type of case it is like - “ akela chana “ Bhadd nahi phod sakta “. If you are going to try something like this, than let me remind you it is very tough. It is not at all easy. I am not saying that it is impossible, and I am not even trying to make any offense to the others but it is very harmfully for your health and sometimes little bit risky also.
It is not just about celebrating any day nor just about the fun of using some public transport. It is really a serious issue, because we can't stop or restrict any one for using vehicles. We cannot also force anybody to use public transport, because in some cases it is impractical. And in couple of days they will not show any interest in using public transport. And if I am not wrong then we are not doing this for just one day, because if we are than we should stop right here. But if we tell them or try to convince them to plant a little small tree in their house or any place, where they can take care of it, then it will be more valuable than forcing them to use public transport or not using vehicle for just one day.
If you really want to help city and want a beautiful Green Bangalore or any other city, you should plant trees or give some water to the trees which are dying. This will be more valuable rather than not using your vehicle for one day or using public transport or something else for making any city green. Just think for a second is it worth that you are not using your vehicle for one day for making Bangalore green. The matter of fact is, it is not just about the “Bangalore” it about every city of India, every single state of India, because this is all about INDIA our INDIA. Think about this if you will plant a tree or you give them only a little amount of water at any time of day then it will be much more than just not using your vehicle for a “DAY“. This is not the matter of showing off or to prove something, this is the matter of helping your city your country your “own country”. Please people think because we don’t know exactly how to solve the problem of pollution but we can do something to create some fresh air. And everyone knows that trees are long lasting. They will help not only you but your whole family and somehow your neighbors also. It is for every citizen of INDIA who thinks that they are INDIAN. This is the time to show and to prove that you are truly INDIAN and you care for your country. I don’t want to appeal for this, because we all are grown-ups and we all know what is right and what is wrong. And I trust you all that you will do the right thing.