I was actually planning about writing the next blog on determination of a student. But today I made a train journey that made me to write about something else. We mallu's usually think ourselves as superior to all we find on our path. But some occasions prove we were not. And truth is that we are not. After a fever infected leave, I left to college back from home. Dad gave money for a booked comfortable journey. I found some more savings in that share, so that I decided to travel in the local class train with the reduced ticket charge. I got a window seat in the overcrowded train. It was really interesting making new friends on the way. There next to me was a dwarf with silky dirty white shirt wearing man with his bulging paunch. He had a coal black complexion with scary face. I was memorizing those moments with my obdurate dad who resisted my shifting from house near college to a new apartment. I felt it so disturbing with the thoughts. Then he spoke out ;
" where are you going ?" That hit my thoughts for a second. The voice of that man sitting next to me was blurred. I found it difficult to find the language he was talking. Finally considering the features reflected, I replied back in Tamil.
" sorry I didn't get you! "
He repeated the same again and again three times until I got some words from his question. They were also blurred. And I realized the language is malayalam. I replayed for his questions after listening to the questions carefully. It was one of my ever best conversations till date. I asked him about his destination, job, future plan, friends, current status, place of birth, financial balance, etc... After answering to my questions he started smiling like a kid who is not anxious about the future. His answers were fascinating.
Let me explain it simple..
Place of birth : don't know, will be somewhere in kerala.
Parents : don't know about who they are and where they are.
Religion : Christian, he don't know how that happened.
Job : In railway line construction as a helper for 100rs and food.
Home : No family, no house, sleep in the streets.
Friends : everyone he know.
Current status : No job, should search for something. Destination : last station
Financial balance : he hesitated to replay
Future plan : again he left speechless.
Talking with him was a new experience. Someone with no platform to sleep. Someone with no shelter to live.
He is not complaining. He is not blaming his parents. He is satisfied with his improper life, Considering everyone as like his friends. He don't know what to do next. But he know he will survive somehow. He have faith. He is brave to face tomorrow. Problems were his comrades till birth now it is a usual thing for him. Train finished its six hour journey fast, reaching Coimbatore. I took my bag. He looked at me like leaving a true friend. Then I bought a pack of biriyani and gave that to him. He refused to take it.
" Friend today God assigned me for giving you this "
I put it in his front through the window and said bye.
I started walking through the busy platform to find the exit. Mind was even running with his courage of living without expectation. I thought of my silly pride. My silly arguments came from pride. I realised I'm living in luxury considering him. He have nothing and no complaints. I have everything I needed and I'm even complaining. I felt it so happy buying food for him. Actually god assigned him for teaching me the essential lesson. :-)
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