The Great Indian Stretchable Time I need to make a conscious effort to remember the last time when I boarded the bus on time or a train departed from the station at the scheduled time. The sad part of the narrative is that we, the people of Goa and India, are so accustomed to the delays that we are totally at ease when the local bus is delayed by 30 minutes to an hour! Consequently when it actually arrives the bus conductor has not a bit remorse of the delay. Similarly, when the train by the Konkan railway route is delayed by three hours the only consolation a passenger receives is the mechanized voice saying, *“Dear Passengers* *the inconvenience is deeply regretted!” *
I strongly believe that it is very important for us to be responsible and value time. When we personally value time and respect our daily engagements only then the local machineries like the bus and train services will be coerced to respect our planned schedules. Let us Respect Time and demand the authorities to respect our time as Miles Davis said, *‘Time isn’t the main thing. It’s the only thing.’* -- By Melito D Costa, Varca.