Survival of the fittest!!

How did Darwin decide on the survival of the fittest concept? You think its coz he researched through a million papers and saw monkeys and fishes and amphibians and decided that we evolved coz we were fitter? NO!! He must have come to India and decided so.

Just back from HDFC bank and made these conclusions. Had been there to pay my Visa fees. (Yup, done that; Yay!!) I was waiting for the help desk to get information for the visa application as the guy in the counter was explaining personal loan concept to someone. I wait and wait with etiquette, and so many others don’t bother and budge in with their queries, get them clarified and leave. I still patiently wait for the person to leave and then ask them for the challan.

Get it, fill it and now will have to go to the counter to pay the fee. Wait in the long queue and for want of personal space stood with a reasonable gap between the person before me. By then two ppl stepped in front of me, with no concern what so ever that a girl was standing in the queue too. I realise soon that time is more important than personal space and walk up to person in front of me now and stood so close, that air molecules would have found it difficult to fit in. NOW, nobody intrudes. Lesson well learnt!!

I, wait and wait and finally very near the only counter that is open. All other counters have a board which says ‘COUNTER CLOSED’. Now a lady comes sits in one of the counters, and DOES NOT bother to remove the signboard. But once a human is spotted in that place, ppl from my queue ran to that lady with all their money or cheques or whatever. A lil less than a stampede, but still stupid to look at. The lady started collecting but never bothered to remove the sign.

I, my usual self, stay in the same line and wait for my turn. There is a bright yellow line across the counter which says ‘Only one person beyond this line’. There were 4 ppl beyond that line, all peering over the one guy who was depositing a few five hundred rupee notes. They were looking into the slip that had his account no/credit card no. Basically these things are very personal to ppl. These ppl who were peering over, may not do anything with those particulars. Knowing how much the person has in his account or how much he is drawing or depositing may not be huge issue, but it still is something personal. No matter how innocent their ‘viewing’ may be, it still is irritating. High time ppl realise it.

It was my turn now and I stood behind that line until all cleared away. Then I went forward, by which time the guy behind me had moved forward to speak to the teller. Yup!! he just overtook me to deposit his money. I excused myself and went forward and paid the money, while he was withdrawing his from the bag. Thank goodness for some justice.

Paid the money, thanked the guy in the counter (for which he looked up and smiled) and left. On the way back the roads yet again proved the same issue. A junction with no traffic signal and nobody is willing to stop to give way to another. I was driving and I waited until the point of me realising that I was real stupid and started moving the car, and inched my way through the major traffic and reached home.

Start to End.. Its the only concept that works. SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST!! and I am so not fit to be here!! humph!!