Splash from pothole!

       Friends, Its Mumbai Rains and its pouring heavily! As usual BMC is not prepared and roads are filled with water. It is not difficult to witness streetkids crossing the streets and people jumping along the walkways to avoid that splash of muddy water on their clothes.I witnessed this stark contrast on the faces of two people on the road. An SUV passed by and thereby splash the water upon us. One of the people walking there in his fully suited attire started ranting and hurling abuses. Those splashes of muddy water also touched the tender legs of a girl who seemed to be a street kid asking alms or may be doing some daily chores in some house. She just laughed and moved ahead.
                                                                         If we see this stark contrast between the reactions of these two individuals, I am more than amazed to find this anamoly.The reaction of that girl was that of a person who doesnt mind the little splashes from the events of life, accept the events as they come and go and doesnt lament about the past. Instead it is like stealing few smiles from the closet of Mother Nature in a place like Mumbai where a person driving in a Bentley finds difficult to smile on a well said joke. A well educated person whose clothes got spoiled reacts as if he has lost another deal.
                                                                                                       I wonder why we dont we realise that we have toiled hard to become civilised educated person not an anti-social literate snob. The innocence in the laughter of that girl and the understanding earned by her from the lessons of life makes difficult for many of us to stand in front of the mirror. There are many things in our lives that get lost when we are running in this rat race. We tend to forget that tears in eyes also come when we laugh so whole heartedly. We tend to forget that there is some joy apart from receiving bonus, getting the next deal and completion of project. There is more to sheer excitement of returning home with greater returns from share market. That splash was not on those clothes but on all of us to startle us from running in this race and start living.
                                                                                                                                   Anyways, I guess I will be looking for another splash from nature to learn more and may be from an equally cute girl I saw today;)