It happened recently when I was travelling by Metro to my office. Well, usually I take the company transport to my office but it was Ashtmi pooja at home so was leaving a little late for office, hence took a metro. The train was full and I somehow got some place to stand comfortably without bothering others. After a few stations a girl got into the train. By the looks she must have been somewhere between school and college. She was writing something in her notebook. I have this bad habit of looking into others copy to see what are they writing. So, I Peeped into her notebook and what i read was strange. She was writing her bucket list. She was writing what should she do before she dies of cancer. She was confused by what people wanted her to do and what she should be doing. She wrote down 3 choices:
- Leave college and sit at home
- Continue college and live a normal life.
- Create a list of things she wants to do before she dies and execute the list.
Then she started talking to herself on paper and there I was standing and reading her notebook. For once I felt like asking what was she doing. Is it reality or is she writing an essay, but thought it too long and then my station came. I think its better I didnt talk to her on that topic but I do believe the girl was brave enough to face the reality of her life and thinking about exiting gracefully. I still maintain I like to travel by Metro. It shows you colors of Life you can never see in the cosy comfort of your own car.
