Sep 5, 2009

Last week, on the way back home from my daughter’s school, I was feeling a little down. No particular reason but I was in a dialogue in my mind about this society, the daily crime news, selfish behaviours of our close relations. I was just wondering why relationships have no purity and unconditional love. These thoughts were disturbing my mind.

I was waiting at a traffic signal on a hot afternoon. Suddenly I saw a middle aged woman looking for a bus or vehicle to reach her destination. I just smiled at her and asked her if I could be any help. She came to me and asked if I could drop her at the next corner. I happily opened the door of my car. She was full of sweat and looked very tired too.

When she came inside she was more relaxed. She just closed her eyes for two minutes. I offered her some cold water. She started sharing her everyday routine and her life. I offered my help to drop her till her home. She was surprised as this was very unexpected. But for me, it came like a test for help others. :) During that conversation, she shared stories about her whole life!

When I dropped her home, she invited me in for a cup of tea. She thanked me and told me that it was her luck to meet me when she really needed a lift. She was full of real gratitude. I said bye to her. But that help give me more satisfaction as I was just looking for the opportunity to help someone in need. I thought to myself, "So what if a few people are selfish. We have lots of people who are doing things without any condition.”

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