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Mingling with ordinary folks

I hardly use public transport. But in those rare moments I have to find myself in a taxi or mini bus, I would always come to realise how I sorely missed mingling with ordinary folks. I have completely fallen in love with their unsolicited and unadorned teachings.

I enjoy the ease with which people thrash a wide spectrum of issues, be it politics, religion, sports, and many more. There is no doubt about their sense of humour, stortelling prowess and the ability to make extra ordinary pronouncements on any discipline.

Well, learning is indeed a continuum that knows neither end nor territorial boundaries. To be honest, I always emerge from a public transport traveling experience much wiser than before. In this particular ride, sitting next to me was a young mother who was kept on her toes by her restless, hyperactive, and ebullient girl-child.

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