Gratitude - A share cab driver

On another day to work, I happened to sit next to the share cab driver and happened to be pulled into a conversation.  One of the passengers, a student got down near ATM. The driver was saying - “These students are from XXX college[a reputed and posh institution].  These students are dependent on their parents for money. If there is a delay in sending the money, these students literally struggle. There were times  whensome of the students, before getting into this cab ask me  -‘Anna, I need to go to college. I have only 7 rupees with me. You could drop me on the way for 7 rupees.’ I feel pity for them. Only help I could do for them is to  drop them at the college and  refuse from them. I tell them  to pay me  when they see me any time on the route.  But they insist that I take the  7 rupees.

I must also say that when they get the money,  they spend very lavishly. Sometimes, they hire me for a trip to Pondicherry and they pay me 4000 rupees for it. They have good time and also take care of my food and lodging.  How could I repay them for the good things I have enjoyed? This is my only way of expressing my gratitude. It may not be same people, but nevertheless I need to repay for the good things I enjoyed. This is my small way of doing it. What you do say Sir? “

 

A person like this  cab driver for whom every rupees counts for his day’s meal,  yet willing to repay  the gratitude in his own small way  - Is definitely an Angel!

Helping Nature – An elderly person in a share cab

I usually take share cab every day to my office.  It’s a small sized but a bit tall from the ground. One particular day, I got a cab. It was almost full. I had shoulder laptop bag and since I couldn’t get in with my bag on,  I took the bag in my hand.  Since I had bag in my hand, I couldn’t use the support to get in. I took the bag in my hand, held it inside the cab as a balance and tried to get in.  Suddenly an elderly person took hold of my bag and placed it beside his seat so that I could hold on the hand-support to get in.  I got in comfortably and just thanked him

Well… This is simple and nothing to be taken seriously. Anyone could have done it.  But none did except for this elderly person. Was it a great deal? Yes- It is for an affected person- Me. There was no sense of achievement or happiness on his face that he helped me. It was like this had to be done and he did it without any expectation.

An unexpected support to an unexpecting person at an unexpected time without expecting anything – Isnt this an Angelic nature? It is. J