The Resolution!

At the dawn of a brand new beginning, if some amendment in our ethics can show us a brighter path and a very happy journey ahead, definitely beginning of a new year is the right time to take a good resolution….Ah, cool! This is to justify the one I took!
Being an easygoing person, I had always enjoyed the last minute dash, be it a party, office, get together, meetings, everywhere.
I was working with a corporate company in Bangalore. I had to take my cab to office at 8 am sharp .The bus stop was at walk able distance from my hostel, say 5mins. But I always started late. So I used to run all the way (with a lap top heavier than me), scream, and somehow bring the cab to halt and board it. One day, I stepped out of hostel only by 8 a.m. So I called a fellow cab mate, who boarded the same cab in previous stop of mine and asked him to stop the cab for me. He did! From next day, that call was included in my routine irrespective of the time i start. In short, i gave him a cab-holding duty, since then, i called him to stop the cab for me, the moment i stepped out of the hostel. Once,For a change he replied” I will. But for that I have to reach my stop first! See the time, its only 7.45 a.m.”. He sounded bit harsh,i know who would not! but I ignored and walked my way to stop. When I reached half the way, I realized I forgot my id card. So ran back to hostel. By the time I came out of hostel it was 8 a.m. guess what!!? I called him (again) to stop the cab for me,1 st time itself he sounded harsh,this time he got confused..his mind voice would have abused me and asked him to change the route. That followed serious stares every time I met him in office.Enough, My manam rosham etc's finally showed up from their hiding place and I decided to be self dependent. I immediately adjusted my mobile time to 10 mins ahead of Indian standard time, following a traditional practice applied by  people who like to speed up the process.
Being a chennaitee, I visited Chennai that week end. After the Chennai visit, I returned to my hostel around 5.30 a.m., set alarm in my mobile and slept. The alarm rang and my mobile showed 7.30 a.m. Even though it was late, unusually, I was at my best, got ready soon!! I had 10mins for my cab. I slowly walked down the street with the jerkin on. I enjoyed the Exotic Bangalore weather, early morning fresh air. It was nice to see early risers’ fitness exercise and laughter therapies in the park nearby. I admired the old couples who jogged together and the small kids who bade good bye to their working mom. It was a wonderful walk. The sightless bard’s insight came up in my delight. I felt bad that I had missed nature’s visual treat because of my laziness. Hence I took a vow not to continue my “jab we met” style, to board the cab. I was embarrassed about my routine. I realized how many people were entertained by my morning nonsense,& laughed at me when I ran down the street, to take my cab.
I had reached my stop at ease, in spite of the relaxed morning stroll. I looked into my mobile, it showed 8.05 a.m. According to my adjusted mobile time,my cab had to come at 8.10 am to the stop. My overnight-time-sense confidence did not allow me to call my friend to find out about the cab.. even when my mobile showed 8.20 a.m. But, the doubtful me grew anxious when it was 8.35 am and called The SAME friend to enquire about the cab. The voice on the other side “what yar,? Usually you will call at 8.00a.m. to stop the cab, today you have reached stop half hour late and calling me to stop! The cab is almost near office.. it will automatically stop in the office. i don't have to do that job...giggle..giggle.”
I looked at my mobile it showed 8.35, very confusing...!The cab had come at the usual time to the stop and had almost reached office by then. The news was a real thunderbolt.Only then it stuck to me that someone Had changed/corrected my mobile time, back home . Without knowing that, I had calculated the timing with respect to the change I made the previous day and reached the stop 5 minutes late. The fact that made my ticker still weak was that, had I ran down the streets screaming for the cab to stop, my-regular-jab-we met shtyle, I would have taken the cab.
I decided to walk the way back to hostel. The walk to hostel was fraught with difficulty, tears ran down. From then slowly I try to improve my time sense. And at the beginning of this New Year, I have taken a vow to be on time for everything.
Wishing you all a very happy new year!