Ambimama - India

To enjoy driving and traffic pollution, I have a habit of finding lanes in my area to reach a friend’s place or do sundry shopping. I start early morning on an adventure. Sure I hate walking, with the city garbage stench in the air on the main roads and near the parks.

Recently I dropped my friend in his house in the peak hours of evening traffic. He was surprised when I went through the lanes and reached his house early and without using my horn or listening to the impatient horns of other drivers. He thanked me and said he would use the same route and did not know there was such a lane though he was living in the area for 20 years.
I feel happy in the morning when I venture out if there is no work, just to buy a different newspaper than the one I recieve. I was once even caught by a police at 5 am in the lane for security reasons. I had to explain patiently that my purpose was only to buy a newspaper.

Urban population have become irritable, impatient and insane due to pending appointments, shopping madness and wrong food habits. They have lost the sense of relaxing and the joy of riding. It is high time I get out of the city sans TV, Fast food joints and the blare of the horns. Recently the power cuts has made me superstitious. I must go for a Home with Power and other needs, dependent on Natural resources and alternative energy.