The auto driver is in no hurry. Nor are the passengers. Life at some places, creeps like a snail. As if for them tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow never comes. They live the “here and now”. An old woman is standing in the middle of nowhere with two small children, one a boy and another, a girl, and a young woman accompanying them. The auto can not accommodate all of them but she insists the driver to stop and tells him that only she will board. The driver is happy because he gets another passenger. The lady takes a lot of trouble to board the auto, being such an aged person that she is. The driver says, “ebar jai?” The lady smiles and says, “ektu dara baba.” The driver waits. The lady takes out her purse, unzips it and out of that purse comes out another small pouch. She opens it and takes out few ten rupee notes. Everyone is watching her. She does everything with so much care! Then she hands out a twenty rupee note to the boy, and two ten rupee notes to the girl, who are standing for a long time. The children smile and that brings a satisfying smile to the lady. The driver says, “dida, holo nati natni ke poisha deoa?”, and smiles. The lady replies in affirmative. The auto moves on. And so do we..