So Near,Yet So Far
By jaishankar
@else34 (13515)
New Delhi, India
May 28, 2016 7:54am CST
I need fresh vegetables.They are available at a shop just a stone's throw from my house.So near that while typing these words I can see the vendor smilingly talking to a customer.I can see fresh cabbages,brinjals and tomatoes at the shop.I can go there, buy them and be back within a matter of five minutes.
But is it so easy? Yes,it is,but not for me.Between me and the shop is the road which is now bustling with a huge traffic.Before reaching the shop and buying vegetables I would have to cross the road which is something easier said than done.In my town people who have cars and two wheelers don't have road sense.They drive carelessly.Any car or bike may come from any direction and hit or even crush you while you are trying to cross the road.What is worse is that there is no traffic police.
I have to buy vegetables,but I am hesitating,trying to prepare myself mentally to cross the road.
The shop is so near to me.So near,yet so far.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
28 May 16
I would also be very wary of this road to cross..it is very unfortunate that you would have to do this and that this dangerous obstacle is there for you to get to the shop.
It is a pity you did not have a drone friend that could fly over to the shop to pick up your order.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
30 May 16
@TiarasOceanView I support him,because he sells fresh veggies grown in his backyard by himself.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
29 May 16
@TiarasOceanView,Drone?LOL!! Delivery with drones is a new trend for a small town like ours,yet a mall here has already begun toying with the idea of using them in near future.My concern is that if I buy from malls,I would have to stop buying from the poor vegetable vendor near our place which I won't like to do.
Delivery with drones is a new trend for a small town like ours,yet a mall here has already begun toying with the idea of using them in near future.My concern is that if I buy from malls,I would have to stop buying from the poor vegetable vendor near our place which I won't like to do.1 person likes this
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
29 May 16
that sounds like a terrifying mission!
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
29 May 16
@Jessicalynnt,LOL!! It's terrifying only for me.Once or twice I had a close shave while trying to cross the road.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
30 May 16
@Jessicalynnt LOL!! Neither neither I can fly nor is there any rope bridge.I'll request the vendor to deliver veggies everyday at my door.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
30 May 16
@else34 if only you could fly, or there was a rope bridge over it all!
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 May 16
ah, now i know brinjals are also eggplants
i walked to the market this morning, too. we have two-lane streets so it's easy to cross.
but when i'm out, like the main highways, i also hesitate to cross streets that are wide, with no concrete island in the middle and no traffic light or traffic aide.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 May 16
@else34 that's why i'm glad we now have our own market and a big grocery store here in our neighborhood so we don't have to commute to the main highway
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
28 May 16
@hereandthere Here I have a rich market in the proximity of my house,but on the other side of the road.Cross the road first,only then you can cash in on the convenience available here.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
28 May 16
@hereandthere,LOL!! Same here.If you want to cross the road,you may,but on your own risk.There's no traffic aide.
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@Traceyjayne (11252)
• United Kingdom
28 May 16
It is tricky. Maybe you should wait til a quieter time and then go and get your veggies.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
28 May 16
@Traceyjayne,Yes,I should wait.But the problem is that I would have to wait till 9 p.m.The road gets quieter around that time,but what if the shopkeeper shuts the shop by then?Then I would have to travel more than two kilometers to buy veggies.
@Traceyjayne (11252)
• United Kingdom
28 May 16
@else34 does the shop not have opening hours...? can you find out ? for a small charge would he deliver to you ( even just after the store closes ) ?
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
28 May 16
@Traceyjayne The shop opens at 9 a.m. which is the time when I go to my workplace.I don't have time to stop at the shop and buy.Thanks for a good suggestion.I'll ask the shopkeeper to deliver veggies at my house.Hope,he would agree.Let me see how much he charges for the service.Thanks again.
