16 - June - 2012
It was frightening and
disgusting news that over 30 people were killed in a private bus accident in
Maharastra. The bus appearetly heading to Shiridi, a devotional place. Even
more heart breaking news was that seven of these are from same family, 14 are
from TCS Secunderabad campus, a kid left alone and her parents could not able
to escape the misfortune.
Why people don’t realize
when it is not safe to opt private travelers. Horrifying, these buses catch
more than 160 to 200 km/hr on highways (I have seen many times that APSRTC Garuda
service itself was travelled at 160 km/hr). May be this speed is nothing for
western countries. In India ,
it is far above the limit.
More over, does a person
need to travel such long distance for so called “moksham”? It will be even more
encouraging to go for a trip with family, build more intimacy among family
members and explore the world. Above all, life is set of great memories and
contentment. I don’t see why people head for such long distance historical
places, and feel that they have achieved something. Not even sure, what king of
satisfaction do they get when they look at the God just for couple of minutes
and struggling for water, food, accommodation, many more to experience. I mean,
it is more reasonable to go for family trip in your near town than visiting
these devotional places.
