Time

One of our professors' who teaches 'Manufacturing Systems Design' had this to say about the concept of time, as it applies to us.In the west, the time is linear which means that once you cross a point on this line, you can never come back to it. On the contray, for the Indians, it is circular. This is reflected in our belief in rebirth, poetic justice etc, and also in our songs. Consider this one, for example," Kaal ka Pahiya Ghume bhaiya" .Does that explain the fact that we and our public services are hopeless as far as punctuality is concerned?