I was reading ‘Eragon’ the other day…..suddenly an epiphany dawned upon me..I am a Dragon Rider!! The way I transcend all the barriers and obstacles to reach my office in Noida every day, I feel no less than a dragon rider. The flooded roads, potholes, horrendous traffic jams, pollution, construction debris, piles of garbage….and the list continues.
Here’s my story….I start of my day by literally performing acrobatics on my 4 inches heels to cross the potholes created in my colony by the Rain God and the languorous MCD. Opps!!! I just slipped. But a dragon rider never falls. Ha ha ha ha…an up roaring laugh.
Here comes a life threatening and arduous task – crossing the River Murky. The sewers have yet again overflowed. As a gutsy rider, I step into the River Murky, filled with muck and start steering my way. Finally, I reach my dragon (cab). The dragon takes me to the 11 storied castle made of glasses, the place where I work.
Wait…my story is yet not over.. Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost…i still have to cover grueling 30 kms to the castle. As the dragon navigates its way through the treacherous roads, we stumble upon a huge pile of monster CWG (Creepy Wretched Giant)’s poop (construction debris)..
The monster CWG has eroded the life of the citizen of the Delhi. The city dwellers are impatiently waiting for 14th October, the date when the monster will bid goodbye to the city. Ohh I digress a lot…..where were we…..oh yes!!!! near a towering pile of construction debris. I pat my dragon and prepare him to mount the intimidating heap of trash. We successfully cross the hurdle.
The ride is smooth now, but not for too long…Here comes the snarling traffic on the ring-road. My dragon is terrified to move between the gargantuan sized trucks, wild despicable DTC buses. It shrieks timidly, and then moves sluggishly.
Sigh!!!! I finally reach my castle after a long log-jam (due to a tree fallen down in the monsoon squall). However, my quest is not over yet, I have to fight demons called Clients in the castle for the next 10 hours and then again cover the same onerous path back to my home.
So, this was the dismal story of a Dragon Rider.
