Sunday, June 19, 2011

Happenings...


I am back after such a long time - really lost track of the blogging world I guess. Did not know what to write for this post so thought of penning down few incidents that happened lately.

Last week while I was going past office I saw this old woman lying on the road and people rushing up to her trying to give water. I recognized her - she was this confused beggar walking near cars and bakeries asking for money from bystanders. I was surprised that people actually were trying to help because I witnessed a live accident in Hosur a few months back where an old man flew from a bike and landed on his face on the tar road. I was looking all stunned and my mother in law was about to go feel his pulse but my husband stopped her. I was like gosh, this person's dying and we can't save him. But we were told that since we were just tourists, if anything happened to that guy we would be called to the station and would involve a hell lot of formalities. The old man survived but I was irritated with the way things work here; life was just not given importance.

I do hope things change here. However, there was one happy incident that took place which was also a few months back. I have a phone which is like something I CANNOT part with. It is like I lose touch with the world if I don't have it in my hands - okay - I know you get the point. So here I was shopping in Lynns and when I paid the bills, I noticed my small pouch that I carry my phone in was missing. I froze for a while. I became frantic and tried calling but brilliant me just had to put it in silent mode. I lost hope knowing that no one will neglect a chance to whisk away my red phone. I went to the counter where I purchased deos and there it was, untouched and waiting for me, and the sales woman just gave a casual smile and told me "you forgot to take your phone."

I felt like hugging her.  I mean she could have just switched it off and stolen it including the money in my purse but she just handed it out to me and I was just plain surprised. Maybe I should start believing there are nice people in this world.