The Vault Of Souls

Most of us have traveled by bus at least at some point in his life. But traveling itself is an adventure starting from the time you set foot in a bus stand. I went to Coimbatore recently and had a similar adventure. Boarding a bus in Tamil Nadu is an art in Itself.

As soon as you enter the Bus Stand you will see nothing strange out there. Waiting for the bus, you start wondering about the things you could do when you reach your destination in the next 3 hours.

You see the bus. Hopeful , you stand up in acknowledgment as a true civilized engineer. But as soon as the bus comes in your full view.... SWARMS!!Hundreds of People!!.... come running towards it from every nook and corner of the bus stand. The previously calm Bus Stand suddenly becomes a battle ground. And you stand there Stunned....


When you return to your senses a second later and start frantically running towards the Bus but .... in vain.... . The bus stand goes calm again as soon as the Bus leaves and you can then count the people on the bus stand and you sit wondering where the people dissapeared or where they come from in the first place!!.

You again wait patiently for another bus, thinking that most people had boarded the last bus and this time the crowd will be less.... but this time too ... hundred more people come running as soon as the bus arrives hanging from EVERY NAIL of the BUS.

Shocked again!! Wondering where the people apparated from.. you again run frantically towards the bus. This time you reach touching distance but alas.... this goes in vain too...!!



Irritated by your last attemept you decide to wait until the crowd thins away and do not try to attempt to board the next 2 buses. But the crowd will just keep on coming... all night long...

Well of all the places you have been to and with all the childhood lessons which taught that "Patience is the best Quality"... This is one place where patience never pays!!