Towards the end of November, 2011, a close friend of got into trouble with the RTO, Bangalore. She was driving a car which was registered outside Karnataka. Her offence - driving a vehicle in Karnataka for long period of time without paying the road tax in Karnataka. The RTO, Bangalore confiscated her original driving license.
Since my friend is single, uncommitted and alone in this huge city, she was bombarded with numerous options & suggestions & work arounds & what nots from relatives, friends & every other person who happens to hear her story. Do you remember the scene where Harry Potter visits the LeStrange's vault in 'The Deathly Hallows"? Yea, my friend was the Harry Potter & the suggestions were the treasure that kept multiplying uncontrollably. Amidst this confusion she submitted her supporting documents & the penalty amount to an agent who handles these kind off issues.
For one whole month people have been calling her & inquiring about the status of her original driving license. As a bystander, I could see that she was being bullied by everyone around & not even a single person actually came across with a solid piece of information or help that she could use to get her out of this situation.
Finally when 2012 dawned, she woke up from her slumber, blocked out all the junk info she still has been forced upon with and decided to take charge of her things herself. Its been 6weeks since the incident. But it was only when she decided to take charge that things started moving. For a person watching all this from the peripheral, I was reminded of the story of the lark and her young ones.
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Since my friend is single, uncommitted and alone in this huge city, she was bombarded with numerous options & suggestions & work arounds & what nots from relatives, friends & every other person who happens to hear her story. Do you remember the scene where Harry Potter visits the LeStrange's vault in 'The Deathly Hallows"? Yea, my friend was the Harry Potter & the suggestions were the treasure that kept multiplying uncontrollably. Amidst this confusion she submitted her supporting documents & the penalty amount to an agent who handles these kind off issues.
For one whole month people have been calling her & inquiring about the status of her original driving license. As a bystander, I could see that she was being bullied by everyone around & not even a single person actually came across with a solid piece of information or help that she could use to get her out of this situation.
Finally when 2012 dawned, she woke up from her slumber, blocked out all the junk info she still has been forced upon with and decided to take charge of her things herself. Its been 6weeks since the incident. But it was only when she decided to take charge that things started moving. For a person watching all this from the peripheral, I was reminded of the story of the lark and her young ones.
Picture Courtesy : wakeupgirl.ning.com
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