When You Know You’ve Reached Zen-Mode In Delhi

1. When the auto-rickshaw guy drops you 100 meters before your destination and charges Rs. 20 extra, and you don’t argue because saving energy is more important than saving Rs. 20. It’s given that you’re privileged to let go of 20 rupees otherwise you wouldn’t be thinking of Zen!
   
2. When you witness the 3rd fight on your daily commute and you quietly increase the volume of your earphones because even the radio station ad sounds better than the man who is ready to take out the hockey from his car’s trunk. A step further, you picture him lip-syncing the Ad.
   
3. When the bank official or your office accountant, for that matter, expects you to know the accounting policies and processes better than them and you don’t bat an eyelid, because well – you can’t change the world or the bank employee, so shut the fuck up and change yourself.
   
4. When it’s 52 degrees outside and you’re once again questioning your decision to be living in Delhi but then you realize that practically everyone who can tolerate you is here. The brain and the heart, for once, agree on the fact that it’s better to die of inhaling foul air than of loneliness.
   
5. When you are from Uttar Pradesh and are just thankful that it’s not “that bad” after all.

P.S. In the featured image, that’s neither me nor Delhi.