As we move around with our busy lives ... we often come across few experiences which could be weird, shocking, funny and some which touch our heart. These experiences may sometimes make you ponder and may even bring a substantial change in you.
Many of us may have seen a good samritan come from nowhere to save you from a situation and may leave without you knowing their name, religion or whether he is rich or poor.
Similary an incident that happened got a change in me,of not to just think for yourself but of the needy people around you.A small gesture of help from you may put a smile not only on the other persons face but you also go back home with a cheerfull ans satisfied heart.Try it out, it works!!!
It so happened that the other day as i was waiting to get a ticket at the railway counter. A lady ahead of me by 2 more people wanting a ticket was rumbling through her bag to get change ( as the man at the counter was adamant to have change). The ppl behind were already grumbling for the long time she was taking which made her all the more tensed. But another poor lady, looking illiterate who stood in front of me just took the change from her handkerchief and gave it to the lady to pay at the counter. When the lady who needed the change told the poor lady that she would not be able to re-pay back the amount immediately. The poor lady asked her to keep it and take her ticket. This incident kept me thinking...that while we all stood there watching the lady search and struggle with her purse to get the change none of us voluntered to give the change which was just a peanut amount for us. But the poor lady who lives on daily wages did not stand there watching or thinking but made her act of kind gesture.
Once in the bus as most of us stood struggling in the roller-coaster ride, trying hard to balance an old, fragile lady who stood next to me, seemed impossible to balance herslf or stand anymore.... I looked around for a seat for her. There were many fit and fine ppl comfortable in their seats......some trying hard to sleep, some trying to look out of the window to ignore the helpless ppl standing. A physically challenged boy got up from his seat and gave his seat to the lady. This made a college going young boy feel guilty who promptly stood up and offered his seat to the boy with his crutches. I guess this incident did not bring a change in me or the college boy ...but it must have surely touched the heart of all the ppl in the bus.
I have noticed that people who have little are often more generous. The old lady who offered the money to another commuter really knows how it feels to have very little and as a result is more sympathetic to the needy. Same way with the handicapped boy. The less we have, the more we are attuned to other people's grief.
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@ Aparna ....
ReplyDeleteVery rightly said. The more we have the more we crave for....sometimes not realising the limit we cross, our emotions drying and relationship dying. These people who are with little are much more happy and satisfied.
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Some things do changed your life completely. Good to see you got to see some nice incident these will stay with you forever.
ReplyDeletemany such incidances happen that change your atitude as well as life.I agree with Aparna. many times who have more than sufficient were lost in their own comfirt and were not ready to give up that comfirt!!Nice post!
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ReplyDelete@ Sid .....ya somethings bring a complete change in you unknowingly
ReplyDelete@ pra........i too agree
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Nice one. Most often we let go the chances the sacred provides us to be extra nice and bring a smile on someone's face.
ReplyDelete@ Susan .... actually yes it many times happens later we realise our mistake and we just cant do anything about it as the time and chance have gone. Thanks for your comment
ReplyDeleteOh, that's a touching and inspiring post! Guess, our busy lives have dried up the feeling of compassion, kindness...for others! Though that's not an excuse for us to behave so!!
ReplyDelete@ shilpa thanks for your comment indeed our busy lives fail to squeeze time for emotions and feelings for others
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