Ae to bhai, O-dyssey na Suna? Mera Ma to bolti, "Beta, aisan phoren film ke dekh ke ka hobi? Hamar gavat mein ek bajrangi baba ke mandir ke pichhe nadi ke mod par ek puraana ghaat hai, wahaan se ek baap-bete ne chhapan ke baadh mein nau din mein nau kos ka safar kiya thaa, ekhat paani le ke." Tab dekho, katha to hamari bhi hai, par camera ki aankh nahi mili. Tube-well ke loan ke chakkar mein din nikalta hai, phir bhi mon kare ki koi toh kahani hamari bhi likhe, koi toh ye bataaye ke ek gaon ke aadmi ne kaise tinka-tinka jod ke apna ghar bachaya. Par yeh 'Odyssey' wale lauta aayenge, humse to koi nahi poochta.

Arre, this Jehan Daruvala boy — I see his name in the paper, sitting in some phoren garage, and I wonder: all that money from sponsors, all those flights, and still waiting for a proper seat? Reminds me of our new tube well loan — we paid for the motor, we paid for the pipes, but the water still comes in a chhota trickle when we need a flood. The world runs on patience, but patience also has a cost, no? Sometimes I think we admire the wrong part of the race — not the finish line, but who paid for the petrol.