Man in a hurry

“Train towards Dilshad Garden is going to enter the platform number 1. Please stand behind the yellow line.”
That is the one of the numerous announcements made at the Rohini West Metro Station everyday in my long commute. And there is not a single day when I don’t see any person obeying to this simple rule, one of the many rules penned by the Metro staff for the safety of, well, the very own “us”.
Going in a metro is a chore for me when I head towards my college everyday. And from the very beginning it has become the lifeline of Delhi. I still remember on the very first functional day of the Delhi Metro, the newly automatic systems our people have ever seen, got plugged by men rushing in huge numbers, unaware of the world-class commute. And standing behind the yellow line are one of the many ground rules decided by the Metro. And this is the one of the many rules Delhi is delinquent of. I everyday, see a lot of commuters, crossing the yellow line on the platform trying to see whether the train is coming, as if the train would vanish from the tracks and would reappear in the next station. Or the DMRC(Delhi Metro Rail Corporation) has made it so small that you can’t even see it if it is coming or passing by.
The daily commuter is always in a hurry. In such a hurry, that he doesn’t even give a damn on his own life for reaching in his office. He just nudges around to get in first even if he has already spent most of his travelling time sleeping in his couch. Not only in Metro, there is an intersection near my college which remains clogged for the maximum part of the day. Every single vehicle, let it be a cycle, auto rickshaw, cars, motorcycles and even the thelas stop a little to let the other pass. Getting a little space means heaven for them, as if getting 5 centimeter space will make them save 1 hour of their precious time. And this is the scene in almost every busy intersection of the world, be it London, New York, New Delhi. As soon as the light gets green, honking starts from the end of the road. It seems like their honking will produce special types of creatures in the air who will vanish the whole lot of cars in front of him.
Human being is a restless person. He hates time being wasted waiting on the platforms, standing at the signals, or getting his passports ready. He can fight with every bit of him to get in first, and this very attitude brings chaos in the society. And he may never understand that some waits are necessary and worth in the life. And talking of hurry, I am also a captive of this very nature, because I couldn’t stop myself writing this in the middle of my semester exams, when I am supposed to study. 