Accident

Today  while going on my  usual   morning  walk  , I happened to witness an accident that left me wondering what life was all about. We are so involved in our everyday problems and little victories, which become so insignificant at such moments. Fast  moving Taxi  had hit a old  woman and as people were pulling her  out from under the taxi  I did a U-turn rather than  continue my walk as  i  dint have  heart to see more .

As I was  walking  back home I  was thinking…. Did she have a husband and children, how would they  take the news, and if by chance - there is always that flicker of hope - she did survive, would she be

able to live a normal life? Who was at fault? The taxi driver or the old lady ? A few hours have gone by and the shock is wearing off, but I i don’t think  i  have  courage to  walk past the place where  this  accident  occurred for  few  days   and silently Pray  for her ,.. It makes one wonder why we do become so impatient on the road and so disrespectful of the rules,  and  cross the  high way  even  though  there  is  underpass constructed for  our  benefit   and  take  shortcut  or  why taxi  drivers or  for  that  matter  car  drivers zip  past  the  high  way  in  hurry  to  reach  destination

 I grieve for the victim, but his family more, for they have to cope with the tragedy.