2 Minute drive...

How many times have you spent time laughing on the dance steps of a song from an old hindi movie, after you put the TV volume on mute. I am sure most of us have tried that, one time or the other. Have you tried playing a funny song from your IPod along with it? You will laugh your gut out. Definitely a worthwhile pass time when you are bored or sitting idle. You tend to relate those words to the steps of the song and most times they tend to match the song that you are listening to. Ever wondered how that happens?

So close to reality!!! A similar thing happens with us every time we are on the move. When you drive, obviously with your eyes wide open, you see a lot of people around you, driving, walking, standing or few in conversation with others. That’s the picture you see (TV) and when you have nothing specific to think about, your brain (IPod) starts the music. With every picture you see, music you are listening to will change. Haa shuffle mode is it?

“Why the hell is he honking? Get lost..I am not gonna give you the way.”

“Jackass…he is driving like a maniac”

“Wow…what a babe!!! Bad..she doesn’t have a good taste…look at the Idiot beside her”

“Now..which one was the shortcut? Oops guess I took the longest way possible”

“Go get a room you two…”

"Hey they are getting into fight...lets see who hits first"

Can any technology beat the music player in our mind especially when the music is being played as per your mood? You don’t need to worry about what you want to listen to and if the song you are listening to sounds not so good enough, music changes. Best part of it, you don’t need to put any efforts. Music does fade away with change in picture but in reality we frame opinions in trying to understand what we see. We frame those opinions as per our convenience, assumptions and of course our state of mind plays a role too. But somewhere down the line when we are in a similar position or situation, we tend to understand the other side of the story.

Now recall those moments when you yelled at someone for speeding or crossing the road. In peak hours, how many times have you crossed the road stopping a vehicle by just waving your hand? Your have a story to tell that you were standing on the other side of the road for a long time and you had to cross the road. There is also another side of the story to it, the story of the one who was driving the vehicle you just stopped. It doesn't end there, there was a third person who was observing you struggle crossing the road and a fourth who was observing the third staring at something on road and then the fifth…sixth…seventh…Everything is interconnected, isn't it? We tend to look at a person and try to perceive what he is up to, who in turn has a different perspective since he was looking at something else that you were unable to. Both, cant see each others views until the places change.

They say, simplest and most beautiful things in life, at times, gets ignored. You ignore a fact that you enjoyed talking to yourself in the drive without any influences and the same 2 minute drive has taught you more than what the entire day could offer. Now…what did it offer? Well… answer to that depends on the how we looked at the picture. I choose not to answer that question and generalize what each one of us had experienced while trying to understand what somebody was attempting.

But one thing that can be generalized is that if you go back to see the same picture that you saw a while back, it would have changed, not only in image but also in perception.

I was driving by when I saw him run.

I looked back, it was just a race.

I was driving by, I saw an accident.

I looked back, few friends were playing around.

I was driving by and I knew it was her.

I looked back, she had changed.

I was driving by when I heard someone call me.

I looked back, someone else had the same name.

I was driving by when the water reached the edge.

I looked back and realized that waves don't stay on shore.

I was driving by when I realized that few things were left behind.

I looked back but their destination changed.

I was driving by when I understood the miscalculation.

I looked back, traces of the steps were missing.

I was driving by and couldn't stop myself adoring few moments.

When I look back I see experiences following me.