Everyone dreams of a job , which is less of hard work and more of fun.. And guess what! From what I’ve observed and witnessed, I have the answer. BUS CONDUCTERS. Yes!It’s the job of a bus conducter. What is his job? Sit in the bus, scream out the various bus stops it’ll be crossing, take money from people, and just make sure that the bus is stuffed enough. That’s all! And believe me, I have seen these conductors having the time of their life in the bus.
Ok, have you EVER come across a sullen, irate bus conductor? Noo, atleast I haven’t. From what I’ve seen, they have this very enthusiastic smile on their face. They like hanging out half of their body out of the window. They either know almost every guy who climbs the bus , or make friends easily cuz they always seem friendly with the men folk in the bus. They have a FIXED seat and anyone who sits on it by mistake, is embarrassed to death by the fellow passengers .Even if the conductor rarely sits on it.
And they have the most peculiar voice, and I really sometimes wonder if they actually undergo voice training before they become the conductor. I mean, ALL of them have a shrill loud voice. And ALL of them are excellent at voice modulation. I noticed, the pitch and voice , for eg. “moolchand road” and “ Nehru place” will be different, you’l wonder whether it came from the same person. And they love stuffing the bus. If they had their way, they would fill all the entire human population in their small rickety bus. Initially I thought they liked humanity, philanthropists. Later I realized, they’re just greedy! And another thing, they are the best runners, and I mean it. They should be given a fair chance to try for the Olympics, I bet my life they’ll get us a gold medal for SURE. At every bus stop that the bus stops at, they jump down. And then till the passengers don’t climb the bus, they don’t climb it. Till the bus doesn’t start they don’t climb. Till the time the bus starts moving, they don’t climb. When the bus and the conductor are at a considerable distance, the guy starts running. And he runs. And runs. And in rajnikant style, when you think its an impossible fete, he does the unthinkable. He climbs it.
And they are very clear about money. Not one rupee short can you be. No! no!either you pay the full amount or……….just pay it, you have no choice.When its evening, they stand at the door of the bus, letting the breeze caress their face and their hair flowing, they just LOVE their work.
Hmmmm….if I end up being a one big nothing in life, you know where to find me;-)
Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:57 pm
