I wake up at 8 am and get ready to leave for office. Yesterday I had taken a leave so work has piled up. I have to reach earlier, cant catch my usual 10:20 am Thane local. I must catch 10:00 am Thane local anyhow, which needs me to leave home before 9:45 am. I hope I get a good parking spot for my bike soon, coz it may take longer at times to seek one. Fortunately I do, and now I rush for the station. Reached the platform at sharp 9:58 am, only to see that trains are running a bit late. Yes, 9:44 am CST local is due to arrive shortly so I can do nothing more than wait helplessly. Crowd is growing bigger by the minute, making sure that getting a seat in the coach is going to be an effort. So let me atleast accomodate myself on a bench and take some time to arrange my work for the day - what's pending, what can come today, which reports are to be sent, what can be kept pending. Seems like I would have to spend atleast an hour more over my regular working hours today. Now I am disgusted about trains running late, especially when I have so much work to do. There must be atleast 100 others on their way to their respective offices at the platform now. I can hardly imagine what must be going on in their minds. Frantic chaos, mental offcourse, on all sides. Amidst all this is a dog enjoying his nap on the platform.
Yes, such a peaceful nap for this stray dog makes me wonder about his daily activities. I mean what I can imagine is this canine would sleep when he wants, eat when he wants, bark and run and play and howl when he wants. He need not worry about paycheck, getting home early, report to his boss, pay taxes, give some time to family or make food. He can chase speeding cars, without knowing what to do when he is able to stop one. He can fuck around, at times literally, and is not answerable to anyone. What a wonderful life!
Just then my cellphone's vibrates. It's my boss, who called me to inform what work he got done yesterday and what is left for me. Local arrives 10 minutes late but I get a good seat. Cellphone blinks and I smile to see a few texts from friends. Reached office some time later and caught up with colleagues, some gossips, some important news and some fun. Work begins and as it unfolds I enjoy it. Let's take a lunch break now! Mom made omlette today, very tasty! Time for a small stroll after lunch. Work resumes, its going great. Mom calls, tells about car loan being approved by the bank and futher procedure. Work resumes again only uptil snacks break, followed by work till 8:15 pm. Leave for home, catch up with a few colleagues on the way. Reach home, have food, watch tv, check mails on laptop and finally go to sleep by 12:30 am.
Grass always looks greener on the other side, as they say!
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