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Traffic snarls can, and will, at times, leave your arse numb, while sitting in your car or on your bike. It was around eight o'clock when i was returning home. As always the roads were crowded. Patience is the key to peace while you are out on the road either driving or riding. The other way is to swear. Most people stick to the later, even me.
A car in front of me had slowed down on it's pace at a crossroad. The person at the driver's seat handed a few coins to the traffic policeman at vigil. I was wondering at the predicament of that public servant. Was he accepting birbe? That too A FEW COINS.
A few seconds later i realised that all policemen might not be corrupt. Some are gentlemen. That person in the car must be a philanthropist. He gave those few coins to the policemen to hand it over to a beggar, a beggar who was not fake, a beggar who was stricken by misfortune. The gentleman in the khaki & white uniform did oblige, walked a few yards to help the helpless.
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It is these kind of people, with a deep feeling of sorrow and a strong desire to alleviate the suffering, uphold the humane gestures.
Be gentle be humane.
...a great write-up, Mak:)Thanks...
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Amit sir :)
DeleteThere is no difference between a beggar and a corruptor.....Great post Mak..:-)
ReplyDeleteAwesome Post....Some noble people still exist and thats Y the world is after all not that bad a place to live!
ReplyDeleteBecause of few good people taking the right decisions and doing the right thing - We exist.
ReplyDeleteHa, a neat twist. Yes, it is the mind that see and if it see humanity and hope then so it shall be! Cool post:)
ReplyDeleteNagini gaaru - Chaala thanks andi :)
ReplyDeleteJaishree - Thank you. Very true :)
ReplyDeleteShamsud Bhai - you are right sir. Right decisions at the right time :)
ReplyDeleteBhavana - Wish to see it always. Thanks a lot. Glad you liked it.
ReplyDeletealthough I think the car driver did good , and the police man too instead of putting the money in his pocket did good , BUT I dont agree to the idea of begging ..
ReplyDeleteI know you said a genuine person stciken by misfortune.. but then giving a few coins wont help , we should do more so the person can work and earn .. they say teach a person to work and he can feed himself all his life ..
but a good thought and observation
Bikram's
Bik, completely agree with you. More often than not we see healthy people, lazy enough, begging at every part of the world. i am not sure what onearth stops them from earning a living.
DeleteThank you for adding these thoughts Bik.
What a beautiful post.. if you haven't, then you must read this...
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To me its the most priceless treasure..
I am glad you liked it Rohu.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the link. Read it. Indeed it is priceless.
hey amazing post Mak!! yes, we do have few good people around.
ReplyDeletenow i am going to read your previous post :)
A drop of humanity in the hurricane of barbarianism! You were lucky to have witnessed that twice in a lifetime phenomenon.
ReplyDeleteGood read Mak.. A recent news read that a person from Chennai(name kept secret) donated 1.5 crore worth jewels to a famous temple in Kanchipuram!! As i heard it i told my Mother in law whats is the use of that jewels to the temple instead he could have spent it for some orphanage or old age home! He would have met the God in person through the Children/Old people there! U agree???
ReplyDeleteDeb - thank you. Nice of you.
ReplyDeleteUma sir - very true. I do consider myself lucky.
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting. It is an honour.
Echu - completely agree.
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Mak, I love to read your Gentle series posts..Nice of police and car driver ahead of you to hand over some money to road side beggers...Goodness in the world exists and gets balanced because of few good souls. Small observation you wrote so well. :)
ReplyDeleteUsha, i am truly honoured with your comment. Thanks a ton. I am very much delighted.
DeleteYou are true when you say about goodness.
Well said Mak, be gentle, be humane :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Anu :) glad you liked it
ReplyDeleteOh thats really something. Its rare for people to go out of the way to help out. You gave a sudden twist to the topic you were building. I loved the pic "Humanity"
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Jerly. Indeed it has become very rare these days.
ReplyDeleteWish you a warm welcome here. Hope to see you more often Jerly.
Though begging is not I encourage but at times someone is so helpless that a little gesture goes a long way...
ReplyDeleteVery true Saru :)
ReplyDeletewhat a great post Mak. Really loved it.
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Thanks a lot Rajnish. I am glad you liked it :)
Deletegood learnings from the chaos of city mak :) like the way you observe the "gentle" things
ReplyDeleteThanks Subbu. Glad you like these gentle things :)
DeleteI really appreciate your professional approach. These are pieces of very useful information that will be of great use for me in future.
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