Same Status;Different Approach


A very short real life story or I must say my personal short experience in Mumbai Local Train.Well for those who are aware of local train life-I want to say sorry to them because want new readers to be aware of it just in two lines.Lifeline of Mumbai-Local trains connect this city internally just like central nervous system.Every morning these local trains start the daily routine of Mumbaikars and lead them to their respective destinies.
But Apart from all these,there are few lives who rely for their daily income on Local Train.Even these lives can be classified in to two types.Let me first show you the evil.Since last few days am traveling daily from NERUL-THANE-NERUL 12:08 and 17:50 respectively.Everyday looking at the same faces obviously makes life a bit boring.But the worst part is to see those dirty faces made purposely to attract sympathy or irritate the people out there-I don't know the exact reason.I guess u must have made out about whom m talking about.Those beggar kids.A group of 5 children of each age range travel every day in the same train and don't let the other group to enter into their compartment.Their dirty face,drugs addicted eyes,running nose,irritating touch ufffff it is simply horrible experience.They spoil your complete day.And end of the day they have food to eat and they even enjoy after irritating us and snatching things from us.Finally,this made me vomit once I got down from the train.(Sorry BMC to spoil the surroundings)
Now lets learn something very motivating from the same train and from a little girl (round 8-9 years old) who is also poor but has got the self respect and a spirit to learn new things.In the same train I meet this girl who sells nail paint,hair clips,and other make up stuffs along with her elder sister.I don't know what is so special about this girl that everyday i buy something from her.May be her stuffs attract me(after all am a girl) or may be her confidence and her greeting smile attracts me.I asked her to keep a hair clip for me as I will buy it tomorrow(since I had no change)very confidently she replied "you also bring change tomorrow or else I cant wait long."More then this,she doesn't know how to do calculation regarding payment.I asked her to give Discount,she was puzzled,when I explained her what discount means she simply started using that word again and again with other customers and introduces new offers for me everyday.Simply a sweet relation has been created with this sweet girl.
Now children of two categories,same place,same reason to be there(for income),but completely a different approach which shapes their completely different future.Beggars gonna be beggars,but the one working hard may learn more things and expand her knowledge and may be her business too.God Bless Her...

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  1. AbhishekJuly 1, 2010 at 7:07 PM

    India's got talent i must say.....I wish she could get proper education.....Hope she does find a well wisher....

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