Overheard On Street
We keep attending to the usual. And then, when one becomes aware of what one is aware of and how and why, one can experiment with becoming attentive to something else. Sort of training the attention or awareness to be un-attending to something and en-attending to something else.
Here are some of the things i have heard on the streets. And because you are walking and the other(s) are walking past by or driving past by, you only hear a part of what they were saying. Also, some of these are in English, some in Hindi, some in Marathi, and some in Gujarati.
Mummy! Look, there is so much water …
(meanwhile Mom was busy in the downpour of her thoughts…)
What did i tell you before we left home???!!!…
(the things both remember perhaps, but one wants to forget and the other wants to remind…)
Give! …
No! …
Give! The bag is so heavy, you must have been tired from school …
No! You are granny and older, and i am younger and i can carry my bag …
Give! …
No! … No! No! No!
(the child ran ahead and the Granny smiled at not being heeded to…)
Woh savere se mooh phulaakar baitha hai …
(He has been sulking since morning…)
Ek number ka jhollar hai …
(He’s a total fraud / shady person…)Meeting madhye kaye hote bhaghu ya (in Marathi) …
(Let’s see what happens in the meeting…)Andar funss gaya ab woh …
(Now he’s totally stuck in it…)kyaaaa???!!!! …
(Whaaat???!!!!)Aur kuch hua toh nahin???!!! …
(Nothing else happened, right???!!!)Daaru piya hai kya???!!! …
(Are you drunk or what???!!!)Maine itna kiya uske liye …
(I did so much for them…)Sab paise ke liye hai aajkal …
(Nowadays it’s all about money…)Usko bataake kya hoga …
(What’s the point in telling them…)Apna apna dekh bhai …
(Everyone for themselves, bro…)Bas! Bas! Bas! Eh bhai, ehhhh! …
(Enough! Stop! Hey bro, come on! …)Yahaan se kyun jaana hai …
(Why do we need to leave from here…)Bhai! Ghodbunder seedha hai kya? …
(Bro! Is Ghodbunder straight from here?)Jab mein gaanv gayaa tha tab…
(When I had gone to the village back then…)Kitni garmi hai yaar…
(It’s so hot, man…)Kitni baarish ho rahi hai na ??? !!!!
(It’s raining so much, right???!!!!)Saturday ko chaltein hain
(Let’s go on Saturday)Sab delivery partner ka yahi haal hai
(All delivery partners are facing the same thing)Yaatrigan Kripaya Dhyaan De
(Dear Passengers, please pay attention)Arrey! Ye toh puraana ho gayaa…
(Oh! This has become so old…)Aapko Chaai Pilaayi Hai
(Have treated you with tea)Humne Imaandaari se kaam kiya hai. Bolna toh chahiye hi.
(We have worked honestly. We have got to tell …)Jhakk maarke jaana padta hai kaam par…
(I have to drag myself to work, even when I really don’t feel like it …)Hello !!!! Hello???? Hello???? Hello!!!! Hello!!!! Hello!!!! Hello!!!! Hello!!!! Hello!!!! Hello!!!! Hello!!!! Hello!!!! Hello!!!! Hello!!!! Hello!!!! Hello!!!! Hello!!!! (like literally 15-17 times with no response from other side)
Taare su karwaanu che…
(what business do you have with this???!!!…)Anywaysssss!!!!…
(they kept the laughter on till it faded in them walking farther)Whatsapp is not proper…you need to invite properly in person or a call
(everyone nodded???!!!…)