मायानगरी

                                          मायानगरी            

"So, what will you do there, you don't even have a job?" my father asked me. Seating on his old round-chair, clearing his specs with a white handkerchief.

I remembered that single moment, I was sweating like I did something terrible, though I didn't do anything wrong. I did even worse, asked him permission to go to 'Bombay'.

"I will find one, there will be lots of opportunities...!!" these were my exact words, lack of confidence and completely lame!! 

And after a few weeks, I am in Mumbai. Hoping for a better future, proving myself in the crowd of hundreds and thousands of people, finding the best job which any fresher have ever dreamt of.

The story of every mechanical/mechatronics engineering freshers, Starting with 'Multinational companies' like Honda, Suzuki etc. After a few days, stepping down to Indian companies like Tata, Bajaj, Jindal. After a few weeks later little more stepping down to Hanuman Gear manufacturer and Pradeep metal fabrication and then after a few months later, he has reached that level that he is happy to do a job at Global InfoTech BPO or parasmani cafe/bar.

I was in the fourth stage in the second week only. Instead of applying parasmani I applied at cafe coffee day. The reason behind was clear that ‘At least I can stay in air conditioning for the whole day'. But sadly I haven't got a response from that job too.

So, one day in the evening around 5 pm I was standing at the Thane station. I was waiting for my train. Tired, disappointed, frustrated, and almost lost, thinking about going back to my hometown. One thing about losing is that the stepping back option is most comfortable for you. I was thinking, ‘why am I doing this? My father running a business of printing which has been long for 100 years. It’s not a business, it's legacy'. Another thing about losing that is your mind would be work as a philosopher and almost convince you at its best philosophical way.

I was waiting for a train for too long. So, I asked the gentleman who is standing near me...

"Anna, when the train will arrive for Dadar?"

HE looked at me in a strange way,

"Are you new in this city, a young boy?" He asked me.

"Yes" I reposted

He smiled and said to me, “Do not take this train, wait for the next one after it, it will come after 15-20 minutes"

I was totally surprised, I asked him, “WHY?"

"Just wait and watch...!!!"          

After 2 minutes one train had come towards the platform. You couldn't find out the answer to where is the train? It was full of man crowd. Each compartment has 80-100 people. People were hanging on the support of whom even they had not had an idea about it. As per my calculation, if you wanted to come down, you have to come before three stations earlier. Almost Forty people came down from the single compartment and more than forty people ascended to that compartment. Even Aryabhata couldn't figure out how could they fit in this place?

I was completely flabbergasted by this seen.

I asked that gentleman, “How one can survive like this?"

He smiled, patted my shoulder and told me,

"WELCOME TO BOMBAY” and went away for catching his train.

 I still remember his expression. These people who have only one hope that if I will Work hard now, the future of They will be very good. For that, some of them are doing the worst job of a few thousand in the factory, listen to the slummy bad words from their owners every day, live in the places which do smell worst even than hell, eat food which is not eaten by street dogs.  

 But I have seen their faces. They had smiles on their faces. They have their own moments like making fun of their friends in the compartment, reading a newspaper even in that crowd in the early morning, taking part in the deep conversation of the Indian cricket team's current situation, or giving expert advice on how Modi shall run this country!!

And Finally, I realized that positivity doesn't come from the book. It is around me. People are struggling they are facing new problems every day but still surviving and not giving up.

And I think that's why it is called thr city that never stops...!!