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| A scene I witnessed while waiting at the railway station |
That auto driver is not Neymar or Messi.
He is not Modi or Rahul.
He is not a
superstar and will never feature in any newspaper.
He is, however, the only auto driver who stopped to help an
old man struggling to walk who had been trying unsuccessfully to hail an auto rickshaw (at an
auto stand, no less). Unlike the other drivers who felt it would be too much of a burden for them to make an extra effort for an old man with a walker, this guy got down,
helped lift the old man into his rickshaw and then placed the walker on his own
side so that the old man could sit more comfortably.
My hometown is usually associated with violence. It feels
good to see random acts of kindness as well.
It is heartwarming to see such acts of kindness around us. Kudos to the man for helping the old man. May his tribe increase!
ReplyDeleteTrue.. even though there are so many topics in everyday life that I want to talk about, I dont want to put them in the blog cos they can be depressing in content. This, in comparison, is uplifting.
DeleteBless that auto driver for his kindness. It felt good reading your post :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Sulekkha.. that was the plan!
Delete:)
ReplyDeleteGoodness exists.
definitely.. just a matter of finding it..
DeleteWe need more of such people in our society. Touched by this act of kindness!
ReplyDeletethey exist.. it is just a matter of noticing them during our everyday lives and then showcasing them, I feel.
DeleteWonderful and heartwarming. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it :)
DeleteSuch acts (done, told, retold, shared etc.) definitely spread positivism around, and eventually will become the trend to follow...thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteexactly what I feel... we need to share more stories of kindness rather than focus on all the negativity that we get at any rate from the newspapers...
DeleteIt is good to witness goodness which is not playing to the crowds. It is even better to see someone bothering to document it, and in doing so, perhaps inspiring someone to follow suit.
ReplyDeleteI would really like to see more such small stories across the blogs... just bringing out the inherent good that exists everyday..
Deletethis is indeed a beautiful gesture. Thank you for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteThanks R :)
DeleteThere is still goodness in this world...One is the act of the autodriver and the other is that of the person who had the eyes to see and appreciate it !
ReplyDeleteMy role is minimal... it takes a good mind to stop and do this much when he could have just driven past and searched for a wealthier client
DeleteThanks for sharing Roshan. The world needs more good people like him and hwz bout sending the pic to TOI or HT, may be they can run a story:)
ReplyDeleteI really have no contacts with local newspaper staff .. somehow I doubt that they would care for such gestures too. Call me cynical but I just feel that way...
DeleteHumanity still finds its way...
ReplyDeleteGood one!!!
it does... somehow, against all the odds, it does.
DeleteKindness is all around us. We just need to wait and look for it. This auto-waalah was sweet indeed.
ReplyDeleteI know.. it is a matter of finding it and showcasing it rather than focusing on the violence which is all too prevalent here.
DeleteProof that Humanity still exists - pls tell me this is trivandrum :)
ReplyDeletehaha.. u wish!! This is Kannur! :p
DeleteOnce an auto guy dropped my grand dad home, when he suddenly felt blank and was unable remember anything. We were all touched by his kindness; somebody actually took pains to find out our house and dropped him home safe!! And this too happened in kannur. :) r
ReplyDeletehad something close to this happen recently and I was surprised by the gesture... feel that we should focus on more such incidents if we come across them...
DeleteEveryone has a spark of kindness inside. It's just a matter of putting that little extra.
ReplyDeleteHeart-warming post. :)
Thanks .. good to see people still think that way.. would love to see many such blogposts from others too :)
DeleteKudos first to the auto-driver and to you for highlighting this. Always felt we obsess about all the negatives around us and ignore the positives.
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