The time Lady Luck stopped smiling …

I had recently joined an organization & was in my initial days of training, or "warming up".

I had made friends with a colleague who traveled in the same train as mine. Even she had hardly any work load those days. So once we decided to leave “on time”, that is, at sharp 6. Though the official timing is 5:30 pm, majority of the people start leaving by 6:15 or so.

As planned, we packed our belongings, & dashed out at sharp 6 pm. The normal delay points are at getting the lift & the bus. However, that day was special. It was like we had the lift as well as the bus waiting just for us. We were quite pleased with ourselves. I even started making plans for some personal net surfing on reaching home early.

Wonder of wonders happened that we had a fast local train just arriving into the station as we entered the railway station. I got a great seat that allowed me some cool breeze. I was totally relaxed with a book in my hand. Another brownie point for my fate!

We smiled at our luck again. I guess we did that too soon.

In about 40 mins, the train reached Thane station. It would be another 20 mins or so for Dombivali station to arrive, where I was to get down. I was eager to step in my home & chill off the bonus time.

And then… as if someone had thought ill of me, the train halted in the tunnel in it way. It took a good 15 mins to start just to stop again ahead for some track work going on. By this time, the so called cool breeze had vanished & I had sweat trickling down my forehead that was wrinkled with worry & frustration lines already.

And as my dear Lord wished, it took a grand 40 mins for the train to reach its destination. The speed with which it traveled made me believe I could have reached earlier by walking. :(

I learnt a good lesson that day…not to count your blessings too soon…Lady Luck hears you & decides that you had had enough…

After this incidence, I have encountered this twist of fate many times wherein the lift, bus & the train all cooperate but the bus from the station to my home does not. I guess you cannot have it all on one day.

But being the optimist that I am, I wait for the day all these join together like a perfect jigsaw puzzle & I reach home in the stipulated 2 hrs.