There is again 30 min for the train.Waiting in a station like Singaperumal koil is very tiresome.No TV..No book stalls...no shops around...there is no way a person can spend his time in this rural railway station...There is no greenary around.Everything reminds of desert which i see in films...scorching sun...dry shrubs...2-3 people sitting like me idle for the train...
Being in roaming i was reluctant to call some of my frnds and spend my time.Phone charge also was getting low.My eyes were cornered at the end of the platform.there came a boy carrying pineapple basket.His intention is to sell the pineapple to me because i found nobody else he is looking into...An old man was also following him..he was carrying another basket ..cucumber guy...Both of them came near to me to sell their products...I was interested in buying pineapple but when i looked into the oldmans face i felt like buying cucumber...Finally i bought both..
I knew these eatables are the best u can get when u are in a station like this ... but still the thought of cleanliness haunted me..Wil these items wud be clean?Why to take risk?Wrapped in a plastic bag i kept these items into my bag.
By then oldman and the boy was sitiing near me.I felt they are very tired.I couldnt see a waterbottle with them.I offered mine.The boy grabbed it and finished the half of it ...but the old man rejected.I listened to their conversation.The boy was asking the old man whether he can have his one cucumber in return for a slice of pineapple.The oldman looked angry...He argued one cucumber is costing 10 rs and ur slice of a pineapple is costing 5rs?The boy didnt give up..he asked he needs only half of the cucumber the man sells so that it will be equal.The Oldman was not convinced.He moved the cucumber basket from boys view and told he couldnot sell the rest half.The boy ,now lost his hope.He looked into my eyes.I felt awkward.
I bought these items and kept it in my bag and these guys are arguing for the same packets.I dnt know what made the old man rethink.After a pause Old man offered his full cucumber to the boy.Boy seemed very happy.He decorated the cucumber with chillypowder and ate it .In return he offered the oldman his pineapple packet.Oldman didnt mind to eat it.He kept it somewhere in his basket and left immediately murmuring "if i sit like this..me and my wife will need to fast"
The boy again came to me asking for a sip of water.By then i was eating the pineapple and cucumber understanding the value of food and money... :)
Being in roaming i was reluctant to call some of my frnds and spend my time.Phone charge also was getting low.My eyes were cornered at the end of the platform.there came a boy carrying pineapple basket.His intention is to sell the pineapple to me because i found nobody else he is looking into...An old man was also following him..he was carrying another basket ..cucumber guy...Both of them came near to me to sell their products...I was interested in buying pineapple but when i looked into the oldmans face i felt like buying cucumber...Finally i bought both..
I knew these eatables are the best u can get when u are in a station like this ... but still the thought of cleanliness haunted me..Wil these items wud be clean?Why to take risk?Wrapped in a plastic bag i kept these items into my bag.
By then oldman and the boy was sitiing near me.I felt they are very tired.I couldnt see a waterbottle with them.I offered mine.The boy grabbed it and finished the half of it ...but the old man rejected.I listened to their conversation.The boy was asking the old man whether he can have his one cucumber in return for a slice of pineapple.The oldman looked angry...He argued one cucumber is costing 10 rs and ur slice of a pineapple is costing 5rs?The boy didnt give up..he asked he needs only half of the cucumber the man sells so that it will be equal.The Oldman was not convinced.He moved the cucumber basket from boys view and told he couldnot sell the rest half.The boy ,now lost his hope.He looked into my eyes.I felt awkward.
I bought these items and kept it in my bag and these guys are arguing for the same packets.I dnt know what made the old man rethink.After a pause Old man offered his full cucumber to the boy.Boy seemed very happy.He decorated the cucumber with chillypowder and ate it .In return he offered the oldman his pineapple packet.Oldman didnt mind to eat it.He kept it somewhere in his basket and left immediately murmuring "if i sit like this..me and my wife will need to fast"
The boy again came to me asking for a sip of water.By then i was eating the pineapple and cucumber understanding the value of food and money... :)
hai sreesh is this your experience... then its beautiful. it shows your soft heart and your approach to reality
ReplyDeletethe incident ..happened when i was in chennai
ReplyDeleteMacha ni 2ndum kalpichanoo??
ReplyDeleteEllarum koodi enne writer aakan nokuano :P
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