With navigation
software, many of us have become dependent on them. Earlier, I used to remember
routes so that I am not confused for the next time, when I travel to the same
destination. But, the navigation software made my life easier and I stopped
memorizing new routes. Whenever, I had to travel to a new restaurant or a
place, I used to open the navigation software in my mobile and enter the
destination. The software showed me all the possible routes and I used to take the
route which showed the least time.
Now, I was totally dependent on the navigation software in
my mobile. One day, I had to go to a client in ‘Dwarka’ to supply cosmetic items of my company. I told my boss,
that I have some important work in office and would not be able to go to
deliver the items. He told me that this is a high priority task, as the
director has said that the items should be delivered to the parlour by the end
of the day.
The client was important for us because he had a chain of 50
parlours in ‘Dwarka’. My boss handed
over the document of delivery to me and went in his cabin. Half of the day was
already wasted in discussions and I had very less time to deliver the goods. I
went to the warehouse and got truck loaded with the items on the list.
I told the driver, that you have to deliver the items in ‘Dwarka’. The driver said, ‘Sir, I don’t know the way to Dwarka’. There was no other driver
available, as the office was about to close. I had no option other than going
with him. I called up my wife on her mobile and told her that I will be late
today. I opened the navigation software in my mobile and entered ‘Dwarka’ as destination. I got the route
and started to instruct the driver.
We reached a flyover and according to the software we were
at our destination. There was a navigation error and the software ended
unexpectedly. I was totally confused and asked an auto rickshaw driver about
the route to ‘Dwarka’. The auto
rickshaw driver told me that you have taken the wrong flyover. My boss told me
that you have to deliver the items before 9 PM. It was already 8 PM, taking a
U-Turn and then taking the correct flyover would take more than one hour.
I had travelled to ‘Dwarka’
many times and started to think of a shortcut. I thought for a couple of
minutes and recalled that there is a small cut at a distance of 100 M, which
will take us to the correct flyover. We reached the client on time and
delivered the goods.
I came back home and uninstalled the navigation software in
my mobile.
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