Thursday, September 18, 2008

Honk, honk, toot toot!!

On a recent trip to France, what struck me was the tranquility that greeted me. The French believe in drawing the flavour of the ingredients rather than spice it up and hide the actual taste of the vegetables. Ah no, I haven't lost my marbles. I am only trying to draw a comparison here. Just like their cuisine, their country too offered me the real flavour of the place....birds chirping, the wind sighing, the branches whooshing in the breeze...babies crying faraway....you could even hear the rustle of the fallen leaves....I could even hear the noise in my head, my heartbeat, my light panting for breath after that walk (nearly 15 years since I had been able to do that so peacefully)...All lovely memories! And so natural and totally free of cost!
Well, I guess you are concluding that these are the ramblings of someone who has gone 'abroad'. Where in India can we get this kind of atmosphere in today's world? What can we do as one of the most populated countries in the world?
Then I came up with this idea. To start with, why don't we choose Monday as the 'No honking day"? Noboday honks on this day. It is not easy, it requires a lot of effort- a lot of focus on the road, an early start to work or school or college etc. etc.
But start we must. No pains, no gains!
It was said "If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light the air would be"....
Well, I'd like to reword it "If all those who honked, honked lesser, how tranquil the air would be".
Please don't wait for anyone's pat on the back, YOU MAKE THE MOVE AND SPREAD THE MESSAGE, AND YOU WILL SEE, THAT THIS IDEA WILL SELL FASTER THAN SHARUKH KHAN'S SIX PACK ABS" And don't forget to post your experiences here!

2 comments:

Redgun said...

Its gonna be on helluva task but yes hope shouldnt die out :) and more so actions should be taken for it will speak louder

Ash said...

Yeah, so true... our dreams of a cleaner, greener, quieter, glorious India will hopefully come true in the next few decades... sad we probably won't be there, to enjoy then...