Ego is futile since our existence is purely interdependent!

In a routine life while maintaining our daily chores we hardly ever feel how our life is dependent on others. When everything goes well, we ignore, may be in oblivion, the basic element of life – the inter-dependency. We simply enjoy the very existence, being in a state of ego, without realizing the fact that it is because of the support of the people around, who we take for granted, the life flows down conveniently giving all the comforts we wish for.

It was only recently when I learnt this very important lesson of life. Last week, we ran out of cooking gas since the refill we booked could not be delivered on scheduled date owing to some strike. I called back the Gas Agency to complain about non delivery of the cylinder, only to hear that it would further take seven to eight days to get the refill delivered. I spoke to the customer care executive and explained him about the terrible situation we were in to which he responded, very politely, that he understands the inconvenience faced by all the customers and they are in the process to resolve the matter so that the supply get restored as early as possible. Finally, to keep the kitchen going, I resorted to my friend who has two connections. I was luckily enough to find sufficient numbers of refills available with him and since he would not get into trouble if he spares one for me, he didn’t mind to lend.

Next morning while driving the way to my office I disappeared into a very strange thought giving me a kind of sensation across my spinal chord. My thoughts, at that very moment, forced me to experience the state of helplessness when I suddenly found how intrinsically we have to rely on others. Soon I found myself to be in an intense pressure making me worried about a situation where the sweeper who cleans the street, the team of labourers who attends our manholes to keep sewage flowing through, the person who runs flourmill or a provision store, maid servants, milkman, valve-man who operates valve to ensure that people get supply of water for their daily usage, a plumber, an electrician, etc. refuse to extend their support by way of services they render. I somehow managed to get out of the thoughts I was engulfed in and concentrated on driving.

Late in the evening that day, the delivery boy, who normally delivers gas refills in the morning hour, came to deliver the refill. On asking him why did he arrive at such late hour of the evening, he answered with enthusiasm that two full truck loads of gas cylinders have been received and it’s his duty to make maximum numbers of cylinders reach homes for people have been desperately waiting for their refills to be delivered. It made me feel proud of having a guy, who despite being an ordinary labour, demonstrated a sense of responsibility. I appreciated him and immediately recognised how important is the duty he does, no matter in what capacity.

This instance made me understand the whole nitty-gritty that our society has been built upon. So, let’s dissolve our egos; join hands together and live better…