Falaknuma - Behavior of a comman man

So, we three pretty ladies are all decked up to set the evening on fire. We are all going to dine at Taj Faluknuma. Yeah! the palace. If you think we have all been invited by our guys for a date then ahh!! how I wish it were true. And if you are thinking that we three are dating each other then please, don't let your thoughts get too wild - Think straight :P

We are about the reach the venue that we realize that we need some one to guide us through our way. I tell the driver to stop at a convenient place so that I can enquire.

Suchi: Ye Falaknuma ka rasta kaon sa hai ( what is the way to Falaknuma?)

She: (pointing towards a road) Vo rasta le do (take that route)

Suchi: Vo, thik hai ( that, ok)

She: (with a heavy Hyderabadi accent) tation bol rahe na tum (you mean the station right?)

I paused as I went blank. Did I hear the right thing? Are we talking about the same thing? Well, both are talking about Falaknuma.

Gathering myself….

Suchi: nahi, uppar jana hai, hotel ( no, I need to go up, the hotel)

She: to phir ye road lo ( then take this road)

We all take the route as instructed by her. I am still stumped. How can the same noun “Falaknuma” mean so different to different people. While I associate Falaknuma to a royal palace the same Falaknuma means a station to someone else. To me it is a place to date and to someone it is a place to board a train to commute for daily living.

While talking to the driver I tell him that it is not her fault at all. She answered what a common man would answer. Is it my mistake as I did not know how to ask the question? Or is it no one’s mistake as both were  talking with their own mental frame.

This the kind of difference in the economic level we are dealing with?

I feel guilty to belong to the elite class of the country. I feel bad. I feel very bad. I feel bad for a commoner.

Should I give up my dinner and experience at Falaknuma palace for the experience which people at Falaknuma station are going through?

Well, I choose to forget the incident and enjoy my dinner. I continue heading towards the royal palace.

However, something still haunts me – how should I feel when someone says that I am a nice selfless person. Should I safely say that they are lying?

Will I not visit Falaknuma (palace) again? I guess I will.. and again I will choose to ignore the station and enjoy the palace. …The behavior of a common man.