Hollow Years...
I slept a lot today! Had a nice lunch... followed with a lovely time spent at Oxford..
followed by some academic ventures...
*sigh*
Am playing COSmud right now! Damn Abdul for introducing me to it. I am getting spoilt!
Its 23:45 hrs.. and I dont feel like going home.. this game rocks!!
While I was coming back from MG road.. I met this striking autodriver.. who spoke english better than any oxford passout.. He would have celebrated atleast 50 to 55 new years...
I hired him till Domlur.. but changed ma mind midway.. and asked him to go till airport road..
Upon this, he demanded 10 rs extra.
I was like.. Eh?!
me : Why under the sun, should I give you 10 bucks extra..?
he turned around with a really sad face..
he : "Madam.. you spend so much in all the wrong places. u dont know how much difference those 10 bucks will make to me.. so , wats ur problem?! Cant u just give it?! "
and then suddenly he looked really angry!
I found the situation extremely funny! What I do in such times is - Giggle!!
So I chuckled and said..
me : "Dude! Donn tell me all those stories... Its just fine.Eeveryone thinks that they dont earn enough. But its all fair , anyways. So dont demand , what u dont deserve !!"
he got really worked up at this..and replied with something I really dint expect!!
he questioned : "Have u read The Bible?!
I quickly riffed thru the cached information in ma brain... and found a few entries..
I said aloud - yes , I have! and murmured : not entirely though!
he went into some deep thought and then said..
he : Have u heard of the Law of Action and Reaction?
i was like "yay!! i know wat he is talking about! I cud feel Newton waving at me from a distance.. hehe"
me : Yeah, I know.. its called the Law of Retribution." As u sow, so shall thou reap". Right?!
he nodded.
he : I am honest and hv never done any harm to anyone. Then why dont I have enuf money to educate my kids? To eat good food? To spend a lavish life like u people do ?
BANG!
The signal flashed green light and he turned around and started the auto...
I was dumbstruck! Really!
We dint talk after that. I got down outside ma office and paid him watever the meter read.
His profound words are still echoing in my ears....
followed by some academic ventures...
*sigh*
Am playing COSmud right now! Damn Abdul for introducing me to it. I am getting spoilt!
Its 23:45 hrs.. and I dont feel like going home.. this game rocks!!
While I was coming back from MG road.. I met this striking autodriver.. who spoke english better than any oxford passout.. He would have celebrated atleast 50 to 55 new years...
I hired him till Domlur.. but changed ma mind midway.. and asked him to go till airport road..
Upon this, he demanded 10 rs extra.
I was like.. Eh?!
me : Why under the sun, should I give you 10 bucks extra..?
he turned around with a really sad face..
he : "Madam.. you spend so much in all the wrong places. u dont know how much difference those 10 bucks will make to me.. so , wats ur problem?! Cant u just give it?! "
and then suddenly he looked really angry!
I found the situation extremely funny! What I do in such times is - Giggle!!
So I chuckled and said..
me : "Dude! Donn tell me all those stories... Its just fine.Eeveryone thinks that they dont earn enough. But its all fair , anyways. So dont demand , what u dont deserve !!"
he got really worked up at this..and replied with something I really dint expect!!
he questioned : "Have u read The Bible?!
I quickly riffed thru the cached information in ma brain... and found a few entries..
I said aloud - yes , I have! and murmured : not entirely though!
he went into some deep thought and then said..
he : Have u heard of the Law of Action and Reaction?
i was like "yay!! i know wat he is talking about! I cud feel Newton waving at me from a distance.. hehe"
me : Yeah, I know.. its called the Law of Retribution." As u sow, so shall thou reap". Right?!
he nodded.
he : I am honest and hv never done any harm to anyone. Then why dont I have enuf money to educate my kids? To eat good food? To spend a lavish life like u people do ?
BANG!
The signal flashed green light and he turned around and started the auto...
I was dumbstruck! Really!
We dint talk after that. I got down outside ma office and paid him watever the meter read.
His profound words are still echoing in my ears....
4 Comments:
its VERY RARE that you meet people like that, you should have invited him for a coffee... :(
Are you sure he was an auto driver. And why did you hire him till Domlur - you should've let him take you all the way!
He, he - freudian slip!
Nandz.
PS: Dudette, you're desperate!
Thats sad...he could have given you more to think about...but i guess what was said was enough if it really got to you...
It really did! You know, it is sometimes 'more than words' what it takes to communicate..
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