Some sights upset us a lot! What I saw today upset me deeply. I have heard its an amazing feeling to become a parent. But how many of them realise how much responsibility it brings with it. Today I saw a couple on a bike, the lady was in the pillion and had a baby in her hand. The baby might have been just a few months old. She had the baby sleeping across her lap, and the baby's head was protruding out, cause it had outgrown in height the width of its mom's lap.To see from a distance, it dint even look like she had a baby in her hand because it was all wrapped in a blanket and no part of the body or the dress was visible!
These days with the mad traffic in the city, people bang on to each others vehicles, don even stop to apologise and carry on. They ride so close that while riding, some times I feel scared to keep my foot on the road because of the fear that they might just ride on top of it. It has happened before!
When I saw this couple in front of me, and all the vehicles passing within centimeters I was aghast! Is this a way to deal with kids? Why not take an auto if your bringing along the kid with you? Is saving a buck more important than the security of the child? When will our middle class mentality change? Let alone risking each others lives, people are ready to risk the life of an infant! What is the value of a life in today's society? People are starting to forget the fact that life is one thing when gone can never be replaced!!
Please take an extra bit of caution when your on the road with kids. Please make sure they are safe. They are too innocent to understand the value of life. Guide them with it. Prefer for a four wheeler when commuting with a kid. Always face the oncoming traffic yourself and make the child walk on the other side. Please make sure to hold the hand of the child when ever on the road.
There are mad men riding their vehicles out there. Be cautious today, so that you don repent for it tomorrow!!
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