THE OVERTAKING EVENTS

The quantum of operations in various units and formations does have a tendency to overtake the motley humans. The events start overtaking the life as most of us end up planning more than we can actually complete. This happens when we get sucked into the "Yes Boss" category and keep reinventing wheels whilst the actual capability hardly gets challenged.

               

During my days in the field, I closely watched many a colleagues ending up saying Yes to projects and programmes which never fructified. However, they ended up spending a large part of their productive time into somehow struggling to either terminate the accepted jobs or just botching up other operations. At times, their prayers were aimed at the Boss's transfer or promotion so that the target could be then re-defined! This was an ever occurring exercise and happens in many organizations worldwide. The bite is bigger and the chewing capability is lesser than the bite. Before one can finish the next bite has already arrived. Thereafter it is a vicious circle of managing things, events and human beings. The beauty of things, events and human being managements is that all of these are sciences and specialized fields at that. Very few humans have the ability to handle things, events and human beings in a balanced fashion.

              

An average human requires multiple supports from his environment and especially humans in his/her environment to manage the events called Life. Early in the mornings, the streets of Delhi start filling up with more and more vehicles which start finding their space with the already flowing traffic. If you are walking in the Cantt area, you better be careful and especially if you are near a speed breaker. Suddenly you would notice vehicles running in at F-1 Speed and with the human forms crouching and sitting in various positions-most of them close to the steering wheels!!. The brakes would be applied all of a sudden and the cars would certify their strength tests, gears would be meshed half way through the clutch and pedal would be pressed hard again. Even Sebastian Vettel would not try this stint in his Formula-1. If you carefully look at the clock, these events generally happen between 0720-0745 hours. If you are fortunate, you would also see the driver holding a sandwich in the right hand and talking ferociously inside the air conditioned cabin on the mobile which is on a speaker mode on the co-driver's seat!! The poor vehicle pays the price for the event which has taken over the life of the human being in this state.

            

A little later and closer to 0900 hours, one can see the various colors and avatars of humanity inside their vehicles. Along the 28 kms drive from Delhi to Gurgaon, one can see various variations of breakfast right from Idlis, Vadas, Sandwiches of various kinds, juices and the ever dependable aqua. Finally, at the first possible jam, you would notice a leisurely smoke emerging from the cracked open windows and the feeling of satisfaction as the event has been finally captured. In the evening leg, you can again witness humans talking animatedly or ferociously (if it is their better half on the other side and it is a matter of his/her family!!) on their mobiles without caring for the other vehicles and in turn struggling in their low gears on a high speed road. Single hand drivers keep their vehicles on wrong side of the highway and the result is an overall slow traffic. Somebody's event surely starts taking over from hereon again.

           

A painful tooth is a problem but a Blue Tooth is a boon. A mere connect with the Smart Device and it can free both hands to do many other better activities in a moving vehicle. The car makers in India now need to provide a Blue Tooth connectivity as a basic WANT of the Indian Driver. Get into the car, flip the button and your car audio is now your phone audio. This would help Indians to capture a few events before they overtake them and pin the day down hard. Indians are talking and they are now holding the talks far and wide. The talks need to be simplified and actions need to be taken early to keep the cost of negotiations at their lowest end. The events need planning in advance and we cannot be oblivious to the writings on the wall. A Blue Tooth is a must for an Indian on move and one who has to keep pace with the events in a self driven environment. So, cheer up and get that Blue Tooth to keep the vehicle in top shape and save precious lives on the busy highways.