As I began my new job, I was weighing my options for the commute. My search ended with the Route No 2 bus. The first evening when I boarded the bus I was welcomed by a young lad with a warm smile. “New to the bus Madam, which place will you get down?” he questioned me. I was amazed to hear the fluency in his speech for a foreign language, and furnished him with the necessary details. As time for the departure came close, the bus was filled by young professionals’ chirpy talks. After a minute of hustle bustle and settling we embarked for our journey. At the first red light, the young lad took out his set of books and turned around with enthusiasm. Promptly, the girls sitting nearby hurriedly scanned the books and enquired about his latest progress. Apparently, every evening on the way back home the care taker of this bus is taught English by the passengers. The entire route is filled with chatter related to verbs, tenses and subjects used in English language. The lad has an incessant endeavor to speak correct with the perfect diction. Each day he comes up with a new doubt and each day brings a new learning. It is extremely rewarding to see this young boy’s zeal to learn something new and it is equally good to see professionals after a long day having the patience to teach something new. This makes me realize a very important fact of life that education does not require any high end buildings and funds what it truly requires is a desire to learn and the will to teach.
