That cute girl!

Within the ruckus of the metro I barely managed to grab a seat, tired of the journey my state of mind was really of the type, "Leave me alone, with me and my songs".

Metro for me is a journey to understand how the generation is changing and how people are slowing shifting from social random interaction
 to the technical monotony.
Well I was one of the crowd so lets let it be for now, now the surprising element in the metro for me is no matter how many times I try not to sit on any of the reserved seats so that my bums can rest a bit longer than usual, it happens to be that the oldest of the generation of humanity somehow manages to stand right in front of me. This time it was an aged uncle. I was in the dilemma whether to offer him the seat or not give a damn and let my posterior a bit more leisure, but then i looked at him to judge the level of agedness, wrinkles were there, hair was white and the back was bent plus his eyes were on me, pity flooded in me, I got up, gave him the seat, but there was no sign of gratitude rather there was remorse in him as if he wished to ask what took u so long?
I stood for like 15 minutes, again got a seat. I wished god to not send anyone to interfere my weary day and no more elderly people mess with me.
But god has his own ways to poke me.This time it was a mother and a kid in front of me. I looked at the mother and sighed that she was young, but they both seemed tired so i made some space for her little daughter, I managed to show humanity and a bit of selfish ness at same time and I was at peace now listening to songs.
A very sweet voice unexpectedly came piercing my peace, it said, "Aapka naam kya hai bhaiya?"
In the history of 5 years of my travelling in the metro I have never been approaced by a person other than for asking the way to so and so station, it was this little girl next to me that said aapka naam kya hai bhaiya? I just fell in love with that stranger. I let go of the earpiece and switched the songs off and told her Puneet is my name..whats yours? She wouldn't stop there, a line up of questions followed, i asked what class she studied in, she counted her fingers for a bit longer and replied first, people looking at us, who could shockingly listen( I thought maybe technology got there attention more than the girls cuteness) were laughing. Not one not two the whole cabin filled with smiles and awed at her cuteness. I further asked her where she was coming from? She said my nana is at hospital na..we went to make him happy. For a moment it struck me that if this little girl can have a such a perspective about a serious issue why do we dwell in sadness for petty things, starting from the silly me. We continued the conversation and her replies made us all laugh out loud. Strangely enough the 15 stations in between my destiny went in a wink. I wished her good bye, smiled and waved at her...and then she says...itni jaldi mat jao bhaiya...hame 2 station baad utarna hai...waha jaana...
The connection was stronger now and my weary day was now filled with a silly smile .
I learnt that yes the work is important...yes the songs are soothing...but that little girl and one conversation made my day as no song or no tech could ever do.
Have random coversation and spread smiles...
And yes...I travelled two extra stations...only to spend a little more time with the little angel.