Paul - This India

One morning there were several men with shovels removing dirt and trash from the open storm drain that runs along my street. The storm drain is essentially a concrete trench about 2 feet deep. The dirt and trash being removed was being piled on the already too narrow steet. When they had finished, the dirt/garbage conglomeration was about 2 feet high (hence my estimate that the trench is about 2 feet deep - 9 yrs of college at work).

I asked my driver Stephen what this was all about.
"Cleaning Paul"
OK, made sense. As much as they dug from the trench it seemed like cleaning was definitely needed.

2 weeks went by and the piles were still on the street. Being the inquisitive guy I am I asked Stephen what was going to be done with it. Talking through a little smile and chuckle he simply responded "Paul, this India." I had to laugh with him since what he was really saying was "You've been here 4 months now. Haven't you learned anything yet? Nothing is going to happen to those piles. Eventually they will end up back in the same trench and a new group of men with shovels will dig it out and pile it on the street again. This is India afterall." I could almost hear Elton John singing Circle of Life.