Sometime last year, my school-mate Deepa had called me. The call went a bit philosophical and she asked me, 'What makes you happy?'
I wasn't expecting that question though. I thought and said, 'Well, not big things; of course big things do make me happy but I seek happiness in small day to day things of life'
'Can you name one?' Asked Deepa clearly not accepting my vague answer.
I didn't know what to say. I just closed my eyes and scanned my day to look for that thing in a day which makes me happy. I got it.
I told her, 'When I'm going to work on my bike at noon, it's usually the scorching sun hitting my face. When I cross Hope Farm junction, the silky smooth road with trees on the either side not only gives shade but a soothing cold breeze hits my face. The fragrance of the gulmohar trees take me to trance. That gives me the maximum pleasure in a day. I just wait for it everyday and can not stop smiling and humming songs the whole mile long route from Hope farm to my work place'
The call ended. Then I went to onsite to UK for few months.
Six months later, I was back in Bangalore. The next day I got my bike serviced and took out to work. Hope Farm arrived. And I continued riding. There was no wind but uneven road and lots of traffic. The scorching sun still hit me. There wasn't a single tree on either side of the road. Thanks to Namma Metro project !
