Baby driver and other babies
A US traffic cop, in Utah, recently stopped an SUV, which was zigzagging, on a highway. He was beside himself; he couldn’t see the driver. It took a while for him to realise that the culprit was a five-year-old boy, who could barely reach the pedals. The young man, upon being asked whither he was bound, disclosed his mission; he was on his way to California to buy a Lamborghini, of all things!
What on earth made that five-year-old think he would be able to own a Lamborghini? The only explanation may be that he is a wealthy Sri Lankan politician reborn in the US; he may have been one of our representatives striving to become US citizens but fail to realise their dream, in this life.
The baby driver is reported to have had only three dollars in his pocket when he set out for California in his father’s SUV. Many of our politicians who own fleets of luxury vehicles, today, did not have even that amount in their wallets when they embarked on their political journeys. A person who was appointed an MP, a few weeks before the dissolution of the last Parliament, and attended only about five sittings, got a duty-free vehicle permit. Such is their love for vehicles! It may be that when they go the way of all flesh, while enjoying life, they are reborn with the same craving for luxuries including expensive automobiles.
It is reported that the Utah boy had been pestering his mother for a Lamborghini, and when his request was turned down repeatedly, he decided to buy one himself, and off he drove in his dad’s SUV only to be copped. If he had been born into a political family, in this land like no other, his wish would have been granted in next to no time. Perhaps, he would have got two Lamborghinis instead of one, or his parents would have given him a choice by showing him catalogues of Ferrari, McLaren, Lamborghini, Porsche, Bugatti, Maserati, Tesla, etc.
As for flashy automobiles, what the late Minister Anura Bandaranaike, once, said during a heated argument with a rival MP, in Parliament, comes to mind. He said the latter had not owned anything other than a pair of worn-out flip-flops, at the time of entering politics, but now possessed several palatial houses and quite a few luxury vehicles. The same goes for most of the present-day politicians who are living the life of Riley despite their humble origins; their spoiled sons begin driving Lamborghinis and other such prohibitively expensive cars even before they could reach the pedals, and are not yet in their teens when they take to drag racing. It may be recalled that the son of a political leader who never missed an opportunity to make a public display of what was made out to be his simple lifestyle got the latest edition of Mercedes-Maybach as a birthday gift, last year.
The Utah boy had driven a few kilometres, without any incident, and readily obeyed the traffic stop issued by the patrolman, we are told. Adults who drive like kids and endanger the lives of others must be hanging their heads in shame. Visually impaired, iconic soul singer, Stevie Wonder, has famously said that before he rides with a drunk, he will drive himself. Sri Lankans who have their life flash before their eyes, several times, a day, during dangerous private bus rides, must be thinking that it is safer to be driven by five-year-olds like the US boy, in the news, than by grown-up asphalt cowboys addicted to alcohol and drugs.
A US traffic cop, in Utah, recently stopped an SUV, which was zigzagging, on a highway. He was beside himself; he couldn’t see the driver. It took a while for him to realise that the culprit was a five-year-old boy, who could barely reach the pedals. The young man, upon being asked whither he was bound, disclosed his mission; he was on his way to California to buy a Lamborghini, of all things!
What on earth made that five-year-old think he would be able to own a Lamborghini? The only explanation may be that he is a wealthy Sri Lankan politician reborn in the US; he may have been one of our representatives striving to become US citizens but fail to realise their dream, in this life.
The baby driver is reported to have had only three dollars in his pocket when he set out for California in his father’s SUV. Many of our politicians who own fleets of luxury vehicles, today, did not have even that amount in their wallets when they embarked on their political journeys. A person who was appointed an MP, a few weeks before the dissolution of the last Parliament, and attended only about five sittings, got a duty-free vehicle permit. Such is their love for vehicles! It may be that when they go the way of all flesh, while enjoying life, they are reborn with the same craving for luxuries including expensive automobiles.
It is reported that the Utah boy had been pestering his mother for a Lamborghini, and when his request was turned down repeatedly, he decided to buy one himself, and off he drove in his dad’s SUV only to be copped. If he had been born into a political family, in this land like no other, his wish would have been granted in next to no time. Perhaps, he would have got two Lamborghinis instead of one, or his parents would have given him a choice by showing him catalogues of Ferrari, McLaren, Lamborghini, Porsche, Bugatti, Maserati, Tesla, etc.
As for flashy automobiles, what the late Minister Anura Bandaranaike, once, said during a heated argument with a rival MP, in Parliament, comes to mind. He said the latter had not owned anything other than a pair of worn-out flip-flops, at the time of entering politics, but now possessed several palatial houses and quite a few luxury vehicles. The same goes for most of the present-day politicians who are living the life of Riley despite their humble origins; their spoiled sons begin driving Lamborghinis and other such prohibitively expensive cars even before they could reach the pedals, and are not yet in their teens when they take to drag racing. It may be recalled that the son of a political leader who never missed an opportunity to make a public display of what was made out to be his simple lifestyle got the latest edition of Mercedes-Maybach as a birthday gift, last year.
The Utah boy had driven a few kilometres, without any incident, and readily obeyed the traffic stop issued by the patrolman, we are told. Adults who drive like kids and endanger the lives of others must be hanging their heads in shame. Visually impaired, iconic soul singer, Stevie Wonder, has famously said that before he rides with a drunk, he will drive himself. Sri Lankans who have their life flash before their eyes, several times, a day, during dangerous private bus rides, must be thinking that it is safer to be driven by five-year-olds like the US boy, in the news, than by grown-up asphalt cowboys addicted to alcohol and drugs.
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