Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Moving Up...Or Is It Down

I have changed my car from Maruti 800 to Estilo. And acquired a Lalu Prasad Yadav syndrome.

I met the ex-chief Minister of Bihar when he was lodged in Patna jail for the Fodder scam. Even in the jail, Lalu Prasad was in full form and ease. The conversation moved from opposition-bashing to how people change with passing of time.

Says Lalu, “When I was a young boy, of about eight or ten, I used to ride a bicycle. You know whom I used to hate the most at that time? The car-owners. They used to move like the road belonged to them. I had to often get to the side road or drain when a car approached.

Today I travel by car. Do you know whom I hate most? These cycle-wallahs. They are slow, obstruct your way, and often ride like the road belonged to them.”

After moving up from 800 to Estilo, I have started pitying the Maruti 800 or other similar car owners. They are so slow, don’t know how to drive…