There is unwritten rule of traveling in a share auto. The person sitting closest to the door opens or closes it, if the person getting in or off the vehicle doesn't do it or forget to do it. Newbies who travel for the first time in a share auto invariably forget to close the door when getting in or off.
One day a gentleman sitting close to the door was so lost in his own world that he did not notice the door being left open after an old lady got off. Others had to lean in and close it. The same gentleman got off the auto a few stops later and was engaged a long time with the auto driver for nearly 3-4 minutes getting back change for the money he had given.
I had been observing this guy to see if he would close the door. I wondered if he would do it after collecting his money. Though he passed the open door he kept walking despite reminders from the auto driver and other co-passengers sitting in the far corners. He was completely oblivious. I leaned out and closed the door. Everyone smiled and went back to their own world.
I wondered if he was going through some major problems in his life which made him so completely unaware of his surroundings. Traveling in share autos had definitely made me a lot more sensitive to others around me. While earlier I would have cursed at his insensitivity and lack of courtesy for others now I was considering that there might me some other explanation for his behavior.
One day a gentleman sitting close to the door was so lost in his own world that he did not notice the door being left open after an old lady got off. Others had to lean in and close it. The same gentleman got off the auto a few stops later and was engaged a long time with the auto driver for nearly 3-4 minutes getting back change for the money he had given.
I had been observing this guy to see if he would close the door. I wondered if he would do it after collecting his money. Though he passed the open door he kept walking despite reminders from the auto driver and other co-passengers sitting in the far corners. He was completely oblivious. I leaned out and closed the door. Everyone smiled and went back to their own world.
I wondered if he was going through some major problems in his life which made him so completely unaware of his surroundings. Traveling in share autos had definitely made me a lot more sensitive to others around me. While earlier I would have cursed at his insensitivity and lack of courtesy for others now I was considering that there might me some other explanation for his behavior.
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