THE 10 ODD MINUTES

Have you ever waited for someone, something, sometime? somewhere? There is a certain amount of pain, and frustration involved, on which relief starts lingering a few moments before the image of the awaited starts shaping up. The angry eyebrows give up, and start spreading towards normalcy and there is this mixture of happiness and anger waiting to vent out at the awaited.

A few days back I was visiting a friend in Pune, and he has been one of the punctual gentlemen who rarely exist nowadays. The venue was decided (Pune station), the time perfectly marked and I was sure that I will walk from this end and he will come walking from the opposite one. Bollywood does improve your imagination, mostly bordering towards melodrama.

This time my friend had some cool (in his mind) plans and he acted pricey. Not only he was late but he indulged himself in the pleasure of ignoring my calls. He picked up the call, and answered "I will be late by 10 MINUTES"

Till the time he came, I had the option of waiting and abusing in a corner or taking a stroll in the area. I chose to abuse while I strolled! As I was walking around the station, I noticed a lot of scenes and this post is just a collection of the ones that held my attention and I will relish forever.

Pune as a city carries with it a lot of intellectual, cultural, historical, and philosophical heaviness. If you just Google Pune, you will get over 120 million search results and hence I do not want to divulge (the already present) information about that aspect. 

The part that really made me ecstatic was that I could see so many beautiful scenes around me that drove me towards desperation of capturing them. This 10 minutes of waiting time was like a time-span I wished to never end.

Pune : The thinking station

The station is really beautiful with traditional roofs and architecture. The area around the station is spacious and is a witness to a variety of people and happenings.

To mend, I wait

Just besides the station is a small enclosure, where people put in bird feed. They randomly, out of fear or for some 'pigeonatic' reasons, fly out together. It is an amazing scene to witness.

Freely #chaotic

#Roam endlessly

The #darkness dies at the other end

From a peaceful corner

Circle around calmness

Way back home

My friend stood by his promise, he was late by 10 minutes, and I actually thanked him for the delay. These 10 odd minutes actually made me look around, and find beauty in the commotion around.