Manager in the making - 1::: "auto"matic decision !!

Today I had been along with Anoo to the Dance Class in a road parellel to Pondy Bazaar where she leaves madhoo in the week ends...This was the first time I had joined them and after leaving her at the class, me and Anoo left for Pondy Bazaar by walk to get some gift article for our neighours...It has been her practise to spend some time some where / do some works during the one hour so that she does not go again to the same place to fetch her...

While She was busy at the shop (Naidu Hall), I was walking towards the entrance of the shop and saw some quarell picking up between an Auto Driver and a traffic cop (as usual) in front of the shop. Within few seconds, I grasped the whole situation that he was caught off red handed for standing in the middle of the road to accomodate a savaari trying to hap in...two lean boys with huge suitcases took couple of minutes to settle down which did not tragically happen before the furious constable arrived at the scene...

As usual, the cop went for the auto driver's seat and pulled out the key of the auto and demanded him to move towards the corner..He did also politely asked the customers inside the auto to get down and get some other auto. The Auto guy was equally furious trying to tell his customers not to get down in violent gestures demanding that they were the reason for the whole thing and they should bear the fine....

As the discussion contiuned without much of solution in sight, my eyes went to look at the two lean boys...looked like they are North Indians and I could hear the constable trying to speak to them in broken English trying to drive them away....he was asking where they wanted to go....The two boys could not make out any thing and I was drawn towards the scene immediately without minding getting into a hassle...I went to the constable and asked for his question and translated to those boys and gave back the response to the constable. They had to go quite close by and were trying to get down....with their huge suitcase...both were relieved that some one capable of speaking their language has come their rescue....

The auto driver touched my shoulder and it was his turn to plead his case and he suggested that I "threaten" the poor fellows not to get down....!! It was a typical udhishtra's predicament as the Driver was trying to be polite with me considering his stakes.....!! I told the Driver that I dont know much Hindi but I will try to communicate as much as I can....

Then, meeting at the constable's eyes for a split second, I nodded my head lightly and clearly told the passengers TO GET DOWN immediately and not to get into any mess.....They got down waiting for this turning away the hands of the Driver who was trying to hold them.....I remained expressionless when the Driver kept asking me to repeat his case to the passengers, now he turned bit insecured as the situation was out of his hands...

I moved from the scene quietly and confirmed my signal to one of the passengers from a distance ... more than an empathy for two hapless individuals who were caught unaware but with a determination to do some thing for the huge traffic jam that was beginning already....I was hoping for the Driver to reach me to talk some harsh words, but he seemingly realised there was no more option for him than to face the constable.....!!

It was a difficult situation to make a decision but having got into it, I took no time to do some thing.....Like many things in life, a right decision may become wrong in course of time and vice versa too can happen.....I am not the one to carry it too long in my mind as I have lot more things to do with myself.....!!

suchoo