Just wanted to share two incidents on a same day, at the same location with a minimal time difference.
On the other usual day, commuting from home to my office on a regular bus observed two things happened randomly. Every day I commute nearly two hours morning and evening. My bus carries all sort of people unlike my earlier travel where my bus carries only IT employees. My recent bus travel is quite interesting and having opportunity to observe different sort of people. Construction labors, Garment workers, School children, Office goers and Agricultural labors etc.,
A few commuters purchase ticket for their travel. But, most of them travel with their monthly pass. Checking of pass depends upon the conductor. Many conductors question when you board "Pass or Ticket?" If we say pass, no more questions asked. A few will ask us to show the pass from distance and from their binocular view, they approve it. Very few will hold our pass and check every detail including our ID proof. Very seldom, the defaulters caught.
On the day of the incident happened, the conductor was very vigilant. A group of working girls, all are garment workers (Been observed from the uniform they wear and the stop where they alight) boarded and busy with their chatting. The conductor asked for tickets and all told 'pass' and showed their pass cards. They told in chorus we all hold pass, everyday travelling. He was about to leave the group and identified a girl who was busy with her mobile. Asked her to show a pass. Then she asked for a ticket. By the time the stage had crossed for a ticket to issue. The conductor got angry and asked everyone in the group to show their pass and id card. And he scolded badly in the vernacular language. A black sheep caught by himself. He was telling to other commuters about their attitude and dishonest until they all got down.
After a few stops, a school boy boarded alone. Looking very poor by his uniforms and a bandage on his foot. He stood near to the driver. Carrying a heavy school bag and the wound in foot make his face painful. Our strict conductor called him to come inside and asked for a ticket. The boy told him he would get down at next bus stop and showing five rupee coin to him. Now the conductor went close by. By seeing him, he felt sad it seems. He asked what happened. The boy told usually walks to school but, since injured at foot not able to walk and took bus. By the time stop approached. The conductor told him to get down without collecting money and not issuing ticket. The boy kept asking for a ticket. The driver also now joined and told him "no problem, you get down!" The boy again insisted for ticket. The conductor issued him a ticket with a smile and asked him to keep his money. After taken the ticket, he adamantly gave the coin to the conductor. He made conductor felt happy and proud.
He made us impressed by his action.
Very accidentally and fortunately, happened to met him on the same day evening while return home. He was sitting opposite to me. I gave him a friendly smile and asked about his injury. He had mentioned that he was walking on pavement, but the motorist jumped from the road and hit him from behind. The motorist not even mentioned a sorry made him more painful it seems. Then, I asked about the morning incident. "Though conductor not asked for the money, why did you give?" By the time his stop arrived. The boy told " The bus belong to the government, not to him!"
On the other usual day, commuting from home to my office on a regular bus observed two things happened randomly. Every day I commute nearly two hours morning and evening. My bus carries all sort of people unlike my earlier travel where my bus carries only IT employees. My recent bus travel is quite interesting and having opportunity to observe different sort of people. Construction labors, Garment workers, School children, Office goers and Agricultural labors etc.,
A few commuters purchase ticket for their travel. But, most of them travel with their monthly pass. Checking of pass depends upon the conductor. Many conductors question when you board "Pass or Ticket?" If we say pass, no more questions asked. A few will ask us to show the pass from distance and from their binocular view, they approve it. Very few will hold our pass and check every detail including our ID proof. Very seldom, the defaulters caught.
On the day of the incident happened, the conductor was very vigilant. A group of working girls, all are garment workers (Been observed from the uniform they wear and the stop where they alight) boarded and busy with their chatting. The conductor asked for tickets and all told 'pass' and showed their pass cards. They told in chorus we all hold pass, everyday travelling. He was about to leave the group and identified a girl who was busy with her mobile. Asked her to show a pass. Then she asked for a ticket. By the time the stage had crossed for a ticket to issue. The conductor got angry and asked everyone in the group to show their pass and id card. And he scolded badly in the vernacular language. A black sheep caught by himself. He was telling to other commuters about their attitude and dishonest until they all got down.
After a few stops, a school boy boarded alone. Looking very poor by his uniforms and a bandage on his foot. He stood near to the driver. Carrying a heavy school bag and the wound in foot make his face painful. Our strict conductor called him to come inside and asked for a ticket. The boy told him he would get down at next bus stop and showing five rupee coin to him. Now the conductor went close by. By seeing him, he felt sad it seems. He asked what happened. The boy told usually walks to school but, since injured at foot not able to walk and took bus. By the time stop approached. The conductor told him to get down without collecting money and not issuing ticket. The boy kept asking for a ticket. The driver also now joined and told him "no problem, you get down!" The boy again insisted for ticket. The conductor issued him a ticket with a smile and asked him to keep his money. After taken the ticket, he adamantly gave the coin to the conductor. He made conductor felt happy and proud.
He made us impressed by his action.
Very accidentally and fortunately, happened to met him on the same day evening while return home. He was sitting opposite to me. I gave him a friendly smile and asked about his injury. He had mentioned that he was walking on pavement, but the motorist jumped from the road and hit him from behind. The motorist not even mentioned a sorry made him more painful it seems. Then, I asked about the morning incident. "Though conductor not asked for the money, why did you give?" By the time his stop arrived. The boy told " The bus belong to the government, not to him!"
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