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June 03, 2007
You cannot learn without making mistakes!
They say until and unless you make mistakes you will never learn. But when you indeed make mistakes – it leaves back a yucky feeling in your mind, which lasts for a very long time. Sometimes mistakes lead to fear. Sometimes it creates rebellion, and sometimes it gives you more confidence. And for me it has led to a mixed feeling. In fact I was feeling perfectly alright till I rammed into my apartment’s electrical meter box and broke the door with the car I got recently. Instead of stamping on the brake, I stamped on the accelerator!
The vehicle was stuck and I could not move an inch. I was already sweating, and had the least idea about what to do next. And a lady living in our ‘Co-operative’ Housing Society came running to her window and said – you have broke the door, now you have to pay for it! I never thought that a common fucking electrical board could be more important for someone than people in trouble. I surely would pray for her husband’s mental peace and over all stability.
That was not all for the day. Fear should not stop you from anything they say. And I recollected Gabbar’s famous dialogue- Jo dar gaya, woh mar gaya…and took the vehicle once again in the evening, and this time to one of the most traffic prone areas in Chennai. I think I was on track, but then a bus took a sudden left, and broke the car’s rear view mirror. Both – the bus and my car - were stuck together for about 10 minutes on the busy road, and the scene looked as if two dogs were stuck to each other while having sex.
I went completely blank. Some 20 people including the bus driver and the conductor gathered to solve the problem. They kept talking, giving ideas, and I could not hear anything – I went deaf. I simply don’t understand why mind stops functioning in these kind of situations! After few minutes - it was all over, and we reached home safely after having the dinner sponsored by my mother in law.
I don’t know whether I have learnt driving properly, but then I have learnt one thing for sure - that you cannot learn without making mistakes. And that minor accidents are part and parcel of driving cars or riding motorbikes. No wonder – I have already fallen thrice from my motorbike – once hitting a white dog before getting a license, the next time hitting a black dog after getting a license, and third time an Ambassador hit me from the back!
Note For Animal Lovers – Both the dogs were not injured in the accident!
Posted by Kenni at June 3, 2007 08:43 PM
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