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The small things

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I was standing at an intersection, waiting for the lights to turn green for the pedestrians. For one of the roads at the intersection, the lights turned red. But an MTC bus just steered through the intersection. A motorcyclist, waiting at the same intersection, who is got to go, as the lights turned green for his way, was shocked as the bus continuously sped through its way. He stammered to stop his bike and finally looked at the bus, passing through its way, blocking his path. These are situations, everyone usually witnesses everyday. We don't pay much attention though. I don't know if the bus driver or the motorcyclist remembers it. But, I couldn't forget it. Rules Rules - This word sounds good if it favours us, else one of the words that blocks human intelligence and development. When our class teacher insists us to stand in a line at the assembly, most of don't question her/him. As we grew up, we would have noticed that simply standing in a line can ...