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I have always felt that single roads require more skill to tackle. Recently, I was driving on a single road and the train of thoughts started journeying as I kept munching those miles. The vehicle in the opposite lane was far away and hence, I put my foot on the accelerator to overtake the vehicle in front of me. Just then, another vehicle from behind interrupted my flow and went ahead.

On that very road ahead, when I overtook another vehicle, the distance between the vehicle I was overtaking and the one coming from the opposite end was lesser than before. I still managed to do it because the ones ahead of me and in the opposite lane cooperated.

At another point, I started overtaking but I was not accelerating fast enough and even though it was safe to overtake, I stopped.

If you have experienced any of these things, you must have realised that single roads can’t be managed without the cooperation of others. Of course, not everyone cooperates and you get to see all kinds of drivers. Our life, I feel, is like a single road.

Humans are always incomplete without teamwork. A human may be credited for achieving something but it is never possible without people around him. Of course, the final battle is won by the person alone yet the contribution of people can’t be overlooked. Some people cooperate, some people say they will cooperate but are like the first incident I mentioned. Just when we think they will cooperate, they get their work done and go ahead. Some are meant to break the flow. Despite all this, we keep driving and complete our journey. Isn’t the same applicable to our lives too?

Come what may, shouldn’t we seek help whenever we get one? Shouldn’t we be grateful that help was offered? Should we overwork ourselves just because someone assured help but backed out the last moment? Isn’t it wise to take it as an opportunity to learn to do it on our own? The point is to never stop.

After all: ‘the more you move, the easier it is to keep moving. Maintain the momentum.’

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Comments

  1. Suhani Khandeshe25 June 2021 at 22:43

    Couldn't guess what it was taking me to.....best explanation of what life takes us through!

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  2. Bhakti bhusa26 June 2021 at 10:26

    Explained in a very simple way.
    Amazing!👏

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  3. Sameer Anil Thite28 June 2021 at 11:24

    It was a real-life experience about 14 years ago, when I decided to walk a single road that has been travelled less for the time immemorial. It was my better half, who helped me to start the journey, when nobody could ever answer my doubts about the road...except my divine master. It was the master who guided me and then there was my wife who was (and has been) with me in every up and down...both of them unconditionally. Such was the team work that was the backbone of my striding. I believe you too have something like that.

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