Ding! He was woken up from his slumber by the doorbell. He checked his watch. 9:07 p.m. He knew who it was going to be as he headed for the door and lighted a cigarette. He made a pit stop on the way to the door to throw the used matchstick into the ashtray and also to collect his wallet. As he opened the door, he was met by a smiling Nepali boy who worked in the restaurant downstairs. Like everyday, Thapa had bought his parceled dinner. The smile was for the generous tip he was about to receive like everyday. Not every customer tipped ten bucks. Little did he know that the tenner he got daily wasn’t because of the food quality, but it was just to see him smiling.
“Khane se pehle cigarette mat piyo saab. Accha nahi hai” the kid proclaimed.
“Zindagi me sab accha nahi rehta Thapa. Tu nahi samjhega.” He said handing him the cash.
“Zingadi ko nahi samajhne me hi bhalai hai saab. Salaam Saab!” Before he could react the boy was gone.
He closed the door and settled on dining table to have his dinner pondering over the child’s deep words.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Words of Wisdom
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2 comments:
unexpected only when u "assume" something is expected from someone........when the mind is open to all possibilities.........well...........
"SOmetimes lifes' greatest lessons can be learnt from the most unexpected sources"... true :)
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