On Dussehra, I went to my brother's place. It was quite an enjoyful experience. Would like to narrate one small incident which happened in the midst of all the hue and cry. We all went to Ayyappa temple on the occasion of Dussehra to get the much needed and never-ending yearning of blessings.
After paying our homages to the God, we went straight or rather our bikes paved itself to the Idli-Dosa stall nearby. We ordered masala dosas and were engulfed into tasting the yummy-crispy food in our plates. Just then this guy came and ordered for himself the same menu as was ours. Nothing unusual uptil now.
Here comes a lady who was begging for some alms. She went to this guy asking for some favours and without a hesitation guess-what this guy did. He asked her as to whether she wants something to eat. She said she wanted to have some vada-sambar. He promptly gave the order and gave the vada-sambar plate to the lady.
That was quite a different aspect of helping street beggars. In this way, you feel happy and the receiver is also happy. Had it been a child (God forbid) then giving a small chocolate to him/her would be the best thing you would feel about yourself. Its just a way of taking things in a different way. If you really wanna help, give them something to remember or something to cherish....you may never know it could bring the much needed smile to their lips and the best part -- it would bring smile to your lips....think about it and try it
4 comments:
Oh please tell me where on this heavenly place in India did you encounter this...or am i to ask u "Ripley's Believe it or Not".
A very nice gesture by the guy...wish we had many more of such ...
HaHaHa...I agree with you in this regard of the sheer lack of whereabouts and howabouts of such incidents...that's the reason I wrote about it...It happened in Pune and was indeed a delight to watch this small-easily-forgettable gesture from that guy.
Very true! Will try doing that the next time :)
waaaaao..Hats off to that guy..really we common people most of the time ignore those poor people forgetting they are also human beings..thanks for the post Rajiv.
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