Life is a journey and everyone is a part of that.Every moment of life teaches you something whether you want to learn or not.Here I am telling four short stories which are real.The people are involved in these stories are common people but have left lifelong impressions on me by saying some ordinary but meaningful sentences which later forced me to think deeply.
First-
Place-Bhubaneswar
Situation- I was going to meet someone by Auto-Rickshaw
There were four-five people inside that Auto.You can say it was overloaded still the driver was waiting for one more passenger. Everyone is in hurry so all were requesting the driver to leave but that driver was determined to take one more passenger (which I think) despite several requests and shouts of the inside passengers.Finally one man came and the driver started the auto.Actually that driver was a very nice person and behaving politely to the passengers.Auto was very congested and none hardly move.At that time the driver started to talk.He shared something of his family which nobody asked to him.Said he feels sorry for letting all the passengers (except the last man) wait for a long time.But he had to do that so that he can earn 100/- more on the same trip.He said he has a son who is studying in a private Engineering College.We all were surprised to listen this because he was paying a huge donation fees to make his son an Engineer in a renowned Engineering College in BBSR.The driver was not educated but had a dream of seeing his son an engineer. So he was fulfilling his son's all wishes.Recently he had bought a bike for his son so that he can go to college.Once he was going with his son in his new bike.Before his son started his bike he said to his son to take helmet otherwise police will fine but his son refused and said nothing will happen. In road traffic police caught them and fined them of 100/-.He was requesting so much to the police and also started to argue,suddenly his son took his wallet and gave 100/- without any hesitation and said to him not to argue/request and let the police fine.Then he concluded saying that "Aap log ko itna wait karake, khich khich karke10-20/- jyada lene se mujhe khudko kharap lagta hai par mera beta apna wallet nikal k phataphat 100/- de deta h.Police ko request bhi nai karta h na arguement karta h.Usko kya pata uska bapa wahi 100/- k lie kitne log se request/argument karta h"
Second-
Place-Raipur
Situation- I was travelling with my colleagues in an official tour.
I was undergoing a training in Raipur. Once I was travelling with all my colleagues along with a paid worker named Santosh for official work.We had a plan to survey that area.That place was a far distance from our camp so we had taken lunch with us. Santosh was there so that he can serve food to all the officers,provide water,clean the dishes,clean the place etc.So according to our plan we had finished our duty and it was around 2 o'clock we started our lunch. Santosh served food to everyone in disposal trays ,provided water also in disposal glasses.After finishing lunch we didn't throw the disposal trays and glasses here and there rather gathered those in one place.I personally don't like garbage to be thrown here and there. So I said to Santosh to put all the disposals in one container and take it back to the camp.First Santosh was hesitated to do that but when I said it again in a louder voice he did it.We left that place around 3.30 o'clock.In our way back Santosh suddenly threw the container with all the garbage to the road side.First I could not understand what happened. I got furious when I came to know what Santosh did at that moment.With angry voice I said to Santos "Are you mad !!! Why did you throw that to the road side.Don't you see the road is so cleaned and you made it dirty again ???"After a few seconds silence Santos replied in a frightened voice "Sir,kal kachra uthane wala aega to le jaega na" Then I replied "It means you will make dirty and someone will clean it".Then with no time he replied "Sir,hum ganda karte h is lie kisiko saf karne ka kam milta hai.kisi garib ka pet bharta h.agar ganda nai hoga toh usko naukri kaise milega ,aur uska pet kaise bharega ?"That reply made me silent and I could not utter a single word till I reached the Camp.
Third and Fourth (to be continued in...... part-II)
First-
Place-Bhubaneswar
Situation- I was going to meet someone by Auto-Rickshaw
There were four-five people inside that Auto.You can say it was overloaded still the driver was waiting for one more passenger. Everyone is in hurry so all were requesting the driver to leave but that driver was determined to take one more passenger (which I think) despite several requests and shouts of the inside passengers.Finally one man came and the driver started the auto.Actually that driver was a very nice person and behaving politely to the passengers.Auto was very congested and none hardly move.At that time the driver started to talk.He shared something of his family which nobody asked to him.Said he feels sorry for letting all the passengers (except the last man) wait for a long time.But he had to do that so that he can earn 100/- more on the same trip.He said he has a son who is studying in a private Engineering College.We all were surprised to listen this because he was paying a huge donation fees to make his son an Engineer in a renowned Engineering College in BBSR.The driver was not educated but had a dream of seeing his son an engineer. So he was fulfilling his son's all wishes.Recently he had bought a bike for his son so that he can go to college.Once he was going with his son in his new bike.Before his son started his bike he said to his son to take helmet otherwise police will fine but his son refused and said nothing will happen. In road traffic police caught them and fined them of 100/-.He was requesting so much to the police and also started to argue,suddenly his son took his wallet and gave 100/- without any hesitation and said to him not to argue/request and let the police fine.Then he concluded saying that "Aap log ko itna wait karake, khich khich karke10-20/- jyada lene se mujhe khudko kharap lagta hai par mera beta apna wallet nikal k phataphat 100/- de deta h.Police ko request bhi nai karta h na arguement karta h.Usko kya pata uska bapa wahi 100/- k lie kitne log se request/argument karta h"
Second-
Place-Raipur
Situation- I was travelling with my colleagues in an official tour.
I was undergoing a training in Raipur. Once I was travelling with all my colleagues along with a paid worker named Santosh for official work.We had a plan to survey that area.That place was a far distance from our camp so we had taken lunch with us. Santosh was there so that he can serve food to all the officers,provide water,clean the dishes,clean the place etc.So according to our plan we had finished our duty and it was around 2 o'clock we started our lunch. Santosh served food to everyone in disposal trays ,provided water also in disposal glasses.After finishing lunch we didn't throw the disposal trays and glasses here and there rather gathered those in one place.I personally don't like garbage to be thrown here and there. So I said to Santosh to put all the disposals in one container and take it back to the camp.First Santosh was hesitated to do that but when I said it again in a louder voice he did it.We left that place around 3.30 o'clock.In our way back Santosh suddenly threw the container with all the garbage to the road side.First I could not understand what happened. I got furious when I came to know what Santosh did at that moment.With angry voice I said to Santos "Are you mad !!! Why did you throw that to the road side.Don't you see the road is so cleaned and you made it dirty again ???"After a few seconds silence Santos replied in a frightened voice "Sir,kal kachra uthane wala aega to le jaega na" Then I replied "It means you will make dirty and someone will clean it".Then with no time he replied "Sir,hum ganda karte h is lie kisiko saf karne ka kam milta hai.kisi garib ka pet bharta h.agar ganda nai hoga toh usko naukri kaise milega ,aur uska pet kaise bharega ?"That reply made me silent and I could not utter a single word till I reached the Camp.
Third and Fourth (to be continued in...... part-II)
