If you live in Delhi, you will find a thread that binds everyone together these days - criticism and complaining. The reasons are obvious and plentiful. I in particular have been witness to (and part of also, a lot of times) of these ubiquitous sprees of nagging and cynicism. To be honest (and defensive to a certain degree) circumstances are to be blamed. But they've definitely taken out the WORST in us.
Hence the need for a cheerful post! Of finding the silver linings amidst these dark clouds (couldn't have used a better cliche!).
Dark Cloud: Traffic on Delhi roads - Being a regular traveler/driver on Delhi's roads I can vouch for the fact that traffic is horrid, roads are civic amenities are in a deplorable state and being in one of those jams makes you want pluck every hair off your head - individually.
Silver Lining: As a result of this, one of those rare times when we do find a clear road, oh boy, does it make our day or what. When you start getting all grumpy and ready to struggle with those clutch plates and breaks and suddenly you find yourself (or your car) just swaying through that fearful traffic patch - it gives one such unexplainable joy that for me is beyond all worldly goods (a bit of exaggeration is harmless).
Traffic, my friends, has made us really appreciative of such simple luxuries!
Dark Cloud: The unstoppable monsoon - Karma is working at rocket speed; we pollute the environment and it comes back to us instantaneously in the form of overtly excessive or deficient heat or rain. The consequences are for everyone to see. For Delhi-ites, this has meant glorification of the CWG mess, delay in projects, water logging (hence more jams!), some unforgettable comments by our politicians, etc.
Silver Lining: The weather! Its humid, yes - but at least the sun is not out(most of the times, occasionally it gets brilliantly windy and mornings + evenings are great. Don't buy my claim - listen to the breeze sometime at night or feel it ruffle through your hair or see it shake those leaves or just get wet in the rain! Unless you're that extreme cynical variety, you'll change your mind.
Dark Cloud: Protests against the Vice Chancellor in DU - Teachers, students and their parents (all in all quite a substantial number of people) are involved and affected by it. The matter just isn't getting resolved and Mr. Pental, is a man of his own mind and will. Now that he's gone, lets see how events unfold - hopefully things will turn out for the best.
Silver Lining: Here I shall be shallow with what the silver lining is - Strikes! What joy it is to get those mid week holidays, catching up on sleep, no lectures, no nonsense. Why this silver lining is overtly significant for me is because my dance class on Tuesday (at 5 pm) clashes with a tutorial (from 4pm to 5pm on the same day), this was going to make me either give up dance classes or attendance (which fetches marks) but so far strikes have insured that every Tuesday turns out to be a holiday!
Its a temporary solution, but I'm still happy :)
Dark Cloud: The time that it took to write this post (considering I have my GRE and 3 assignments to study for)
Silver Lining: Having a brand new post! (Beginner's enthusiasm I say)
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