Pedestrian at Priority

Hi,

I read this somewhere,

"Just to remind myself and whoever wished to be; Today is the first day of the rest of life...just live it." Kudos to life.
And coming to USA, I have got a great deal lot to tell. I treasure my wide eyed wonder that usually surfaces and will show up again and again till the time the rigmarole of the daily life makes my marrow go callous.

One thing you can't help about noticing in this country is "SPACE", tangible and intangible, Space to move about and space to think through as you do so. They aren't bothered by new faces, I mean the Americans. I go for a walk everyday, and I haven't had an experience when somebody has not wished me a Good Morning or Evening. Seemingly this is a very minor point that you smile at somebody, wish somebody, though you never came across that person in the past and it is very unsure that it may happen in the future too. But to me it is symbolic of the pace with which they can cope up or even embrace CHANGE. I hope I am not exaggerating the significance of my observation lest it might degenerate in to being treated as a poetic license. But tell me, Don't you agree?

The other thing that stands out is the respect for the "Pedestrian and cyclewala's". At the Traffic Signal is written "Vehicles must give way to pedestrians".There is a seperate lane for Bikers!

On the toll booths on a highway, you can say where the possibility of finding a pedestrian is approximately nil, it is written with black on yellow, "WATCH OUT FOR PEDESTRIANS".

Walking is such a convenient option here with a whole lane dedicated to you!!

Everyday I have a a whole lot of arguments and counter arguments with myself. When I am in the kitchen, I think the best invention in the world is the TISSUE. Often after having an Orbit after a meal, I feel the chewing gum is the best invention ever, otherwise I also include internet,
the micro-wave oven, etc, etc.

But the point that I am trying to make is that every effort is made so that the human effort required per task can be minimized.

But I miss being on my own here. In India it was so easy to be on your own. We have buses that take care of the majority that does not own an automobile. Here I am not so sure of that. Presently I feel crippled without a car. But my friend in Newark says that the train service in NJ and NY is good. Did I not say, I am very new here!

I am in no case denigrating India for not having all things that USA has to offer, but yes I do wish that someday, and I hope that day soon turns up, common man will be the VIP in India. Things are difficult, looking at our geography, our population, level of technology, etc. but things are possible.

Personally, I have great respect for the Delhi Metro, it makes life convenient for that common man who votes, works, and hopes that someday we will be THERE!

The questions...

What is it that I am here for, What is it that I am searching here, Have I learnt form my mistakes or not as I still make several...hopefully new one's, Are mistakes more prized than correct solutions out of the RIGHT and preferable box that domineer poor original doubts, how aresome people so cocksure, what benefit do they derive, ofcourse they avoid that cardinal balme of not having sound opinions...but are we not better off not forming opinions at all...Atleast I seem to be having no opinion at all except for myself...Don't know how good that is, but there is a history behind it!! I have seen people outpacing people's opinions of them, I have seen people so mired in their opinions that they don't seem to take it the way it comes...It is sometimes disconcerting to change opinions and so I do not form them at all...Neither on United States Political Agenda nor on Increasing Inflation in India...I read ....ofcourusss!!But thats again an opinion ...a qualified one...I do not have an opinion of my friends ...even foes...somehow I have atoned myself from committing thias mistake that gets me in to lazy habits of thinking as Einstein says...So ...a lot of I I I ....here...ofcourse
Not having Opinions is not always rosy...difficulties and travails catch you unexpected...you get hurt as you seem to be guessing positively always...sometimes when in case of dependent events it causes disappointments...you mostly seem to be blaming yourself...But isn't all this WORTH IT ...i feel it is...we learn positively...leaving no time for idle speculation about others and their shortcoming...appreciating your's too...
Enough...an on my job...need to work very hard for the coming few months and with out opinions...just FLOW...!!!