Saturday, August 1, 2009

No Titles please :)

It was one of those days where in I had a very pleasant journey(from Bangalore to Chennai) and the weather in Chennai was also not that harsh and actually before my arrival there was a heavy downpour.I got down from the bus and crossed the road.
I was walking towards my home. I saw a lady along with her daughter walking along with a basket wherein there was a utensil. I was actually surprised to see those two people all alone because it was around 12 :00 in the night. They were ahead of me.Then all of a sudden they stopped in one corner and took a small plate wherein they poured some milk and kept it in one corner.Then a dog came and drank it.Along with the milk they also dropped in some bread crumbs. I was totally taken in by surprise to see some good souls at the middle of the night feeding animals.I was actually following them for some time.They were feeding quite many. My initial reaction was WOW... but then it transpired that if I continue to follow them then def it will raise suspicions and therefore walked away from them.
Then there was another incident that happened in Bangalore. Nearby a bakery there was a guy who was seeking alms. One good Samaritan called him to the bakery .He also ordered the shopkeeper to give whatever that guy requested for.The guy who was seeking alms was happy and he collected some food and left the place. The shopkeeper took only 50% of the actual price and he said let it be a contribution from his side as well.
I stood there as a witness to the happening.

The pleasure you get when you see people of this kind cannot be explained.It can only be felt :).

3 comments:

Ashok said...

We tend to have more sympathy/empathy towards unknown then our own friends and family members.

Anonymous said...

Y are you always witnessing these.. these two incidents must have given you enough inspiration to do something similar.
expecting ur next post where ull tel about someting u did ;)

Balaji Elumalai said...

Hey Ashok,
Ur views shouldn't be generalized :(

@Anonymous,

Abt ur Y part .. Its not me alone even u would have witnessed these sort of incidents.
And I m sure everyone does their part in reaching out to people who are in need .