yesterday i left form home at 4;30 was in Pioneer coaching to take law class 10 min before so asked for a cup of tea.. it was a good tea and suddnly i hear vinita shouting "Oh shit!! This is really bad." i waited for the news to come .. and she came and disclosed that all the student have decided not to come as they are watching australia india match. any ways i asked the only one student present if he has sme questiona he want to discuss, using this opprtunity... to which he said that he would like to go and watch the match...i understood and we smiled at each other. I soon after fininshim my tea left the institute...
its rare that you suddnely get time to do nothing its a luzury.. i first decided to go to dilli haat (have been thinking about since morning) and just roam and sit alone.. i was letting any thought to come to my mind and was walking... thinking that i am going to catch an auto.. but instead i found myself standing in mid of lajpat naar market.. any ways i was jus walking here and there... i decided not to stop and shop and just walk and watch.. what a view!! people shouting, quoting the price, women putting clothes on themselves and checking if it suits them.. a child not interested at all in sweater is being forced to stand still so that she can be measure if the sweater fits her well.. and her moter assesing if it could be used in second season as well.. a boy and girl too young to know that they are just atracted to each other and say that we are in love fighting and the girl forcing the boy to enter the shop first, and boy resisting... a very fat lady havng golgappas.. a fully pregnant women buying shoes for her baby and husband holding few for her to select... all and everywhere there is soemthing going... crowd is so much initself and alone..
i just looked here and there and then suddenly a man cam to me, a man quite smartly dressed looked well educated was able to speak in a mannered and civilised way, polished shoes, and holding a big nice bag on his shoulders, he said "excuse me" i was taken a back... and he said "Would you like to buy a cotton hanky set only for Rs.50/-" WHAT HE WAS SELLING HANKIES!! i said a clear NO, and moved forward and he also to others but i could not resist myself to stop and look back. look back at him. He selling hankies..?? i thought he might be selling compuers or handling some corporate post.. i was shocked was it a prank or reality... i stopped and just looked at him though pretending that i am selecting some clotes to buy... he kept on asking all the passers by no one soped for next 5-7 minutes.. who was he, waht was his life about.. how comforatble he was, doing this work, what made him do so.
i have nothing to do with his life.. i only pray to allah for all those who are in problem and are struggling hard to make the ends meet wheater its a begger or a rikshaw puller or any other.. i pray for all.
in the evening while i was getting down from riskhaw at my plase i asked "kitna hua?" he said 10/- i handed a 50 ka note he told me that if possible i should give the change i said no.. he still requested i said i have a 10 rupee coin which i do not want to part with.. the moment i said this .. he stoped his search for change and handed the 50/- note back to me and said "didi mere pass ek dus ka sikk tha aur ek 20 ka be tha meri behen ko de diya maine bangaal mai.. please mujhey 10 wala sikk dedo mujhey rakhna hai kharach nahi karoonga... aur 20 ka be ho to woh be, mai bees ka note de doonga us ke badle..." I had been safugaurding that 10/- coin for last 5-6 months and that request just broke all of my rigiity and i gave that coin.. i left the rikshaw and a tired sweating yet happy rikshaw puller.
its great to touch lives!
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