RUNNING LATE... ZEN STYLE!
Starting my drive just outside of Boston in the early
morning, it was a beautiful drive heading down route 117. I know from experience, if I make it to
Waltham without getting that first ride it’s never a good sign, as most pickups
in this town don’t seem to go far.
On this particular morning I was in luck as I stopped to
pick up Tazia, who was actually heading into Boston! She was stunningly exotic looking and as she
got comfortable in my back seat, she mentioned how she was late for her shift
at a highly rated restaurant in the seaport area of Boston. Tazia told me she was helping out a friend by
covering her shift and was running about 15 minutes behind. I knew she was not from these parts, so I dug
in a little deeper.
As it turns out, Tazia is Tibetan. She told me she’s from a
refugee camp in the south of India.
Apparently, in the 1950s the Chinese invaded Tibet as they were rich in
resources and held a strategic border with India. Her grandfather was a Tibetan Monk, and with
his wife he managed to escape to Nepal where they lived in a refugee camp for
many years. China was putting pressure
on Nepal to clamp down on the refugees and return them to China (which was
never a good alternative for the Tibetan refugees), so since India had offered
asylum to the refugees… it was time to flee once again. Her dad met his wife in Nepal and together
with young Tazia, they made their move and made it safely to the Southern
Indian city of Bangalore, an area that became the most successful refugee camp
ever.
Tazia is only 23 and a junior at Brandeis University on full
scholarship. Not too shabby, especially for a refugee. Tazia mentioned she usually takes public
transportation, so I asked how that was working for her and she said it was fine,
but disturbing how everyone seems so disconnected and into their phones. She was not used to “no one talking to each
other.” I always appreciate hearing an international perspective on the U.S.,
particularly Boston. It’s often honest and sometimes haunting.
As we continued to talk, Tazia got a call from her boss inquiring
about her ETA. All was good until she got
a second call 10 minutes later, and just as I turned onto Seaport Blvd.,
literally 1 minute from her destination. It as it was her boss again calling to
let Tazia know that she was no longer needed for her friend’s shift. Tazia
never mentioned she had just arrived!
Really? I almost
flipped a gasket, but I’ve reformed. I wanted to rip the phone from her hands
and give her boss a piece (a big piece) of my mind (which might not have gone
too well, but again…I’ve reformed).
Meanwhile, Tazia was so cool, calm and collected as she asked
me, “Would you mind taking me to Newbury Street? I think I will just get my nails done.” I
thought, “What?”
I asked Tazia why she didn’t tell her boss that she had just
arrived. “You rushed to fill a coworker’s time slot and spent a sizeable amount
of money to get down there,” I said. I was confused.
Tazia explained, “Why bother? My boss has such a hectic job,
so I’ll just do something else till my normal shift starts. “
WOW, I just couldn’t believe how mellow and compassionate
she was. I guess coming from a refugee
camp certainly changes one’s perspective on things. For Tazia, it was no biggie in the big picture
of life. For me, however, it was more like BEING LATE… ZEN STYLE!
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