1. When the Traffic light spoke to me!
One morning, as I was driving though a layer of fog, I saw a traffic light turning Red. It
appeared that the light was flickering, It occurred to me that it is winking at me! Probably
the light wanted to communicate something.
So went my thought and suddenly we entered into a conversation…….
Traffic Light: "Have you ever bothered to look at me with some interest? Whenever you
look at me, you treat me as if I am your enemy. Just because, I would have turned Red just
then? How about when I am Green ? You never even care to give me a glance! You just
zoom past along with other vehicles" was its complaint.
Me: "But when you are Red, you remain red for a long time; just like my wife – once she is
angry, she is angry for a long time. But when you turn Green , you are in a hurry to go off"
I said.
Traffic Light: "That’s not my problem! It’s how you see it. Ask the traffic police who is
turning me from one color to the other. Have you ever bothered think about the tough life I
am going though?" asked the traffic light.
Me: "Come on; what is the problem in just standing there and winking? Once this eye, once
that eye. That’s all you do!" I said.
Traffic Light: "Ha… Ha…" When I ask you to stop for a while, you can not stand here for
more than one minute. Suddenly you start feeling hot, suddenly you find that the dust and
smoke is too much. You can not tolerate the noise of Horns, Lorries and Autos. I can’t even
put my finger in the blocked nose and clear as my hands and legs have been tied and made
as a post. After 8 hours of work, you get rest; but I don’t get any" it went on with its
argument.
Me: "But there is no work for you in the night", I made an observation.
Traffic Light: "What do you know about our nightlife?" Retorted the light. "You go home
and sleep under cozy blanket with your near and dear one. But we have to be standing here
in cold, blinking yellow like disco lights. We get crams standing all night long. Standing here
all these years, I have fallen in love with that sleek lamppost on the other side of the road. I
can not even go and hug her on cold nights!"

2. Me: "Oh! I never thought from that angle", I said.
Traffic Light: "You have never thought from any angle. You know what? Just when it is
morning and we think that the early morning rays of Sun are giving us a respite from the
crams, these street dogs – one after other, come and make us wet all over!"
Me: "I understand. I really pity you" I said.
Traffic Light: "What pity you? If you are really feeling so sorry about it and want to help
me why don’t you do me a favor?"
Me: "Tell me, I will do all that I can do within my powers, I promised"
Traffic Light: "Come and stand in my place for a day; I just need to go to my home town
for a while".