In this world, people can be very kind, but they can be very cruel too; they can very nice, yet some can be very mean too. Yesterday two similar incidents, reminded me once again of this duality of life. While trying to cross the driveway in the parking lot of a mall, an expensive looking car had to wait for couple of seconds to enable myself and my family to cross over to the other side of the driveway. The owner of the car behind the wheels, very rudely flashed the headlight of the car on our face expressing his annoyance of having to wait those seconds. Yet, in another mall, in a similar situation, another car owner voluntarily stopped for us to cross to the other side of the driveway.
But the incident that really motivated me to start writing
my blog again after 2 years (this was not an intentional pause though), was a one
narrated by my colleague and dear friend. She apparently ordered some food
online on the delivery app. When the delivery boy landed up on her door, she
realized that she had about 300 fils (or about INR 65/USD 0.80) less than the bill
amount. Although, she had bank card, but she had chosen the cash mode of
payment while checking-out and hence the delivery boy did not have any card
machine with him. In short, she had no way to make-up for the 300 fils
shortage. When the delivery boy came to know of her predicament, he offered to
pay the balance from his pocket. Although my friend was moved by the kindness
of the delivery boy, she politely turned down the offer. It might be a small
amount for her, but still it would cut the pocket more of the delivery boy when
he pays for the deficit. But he told her that he made decent tips every day,
and he could afford to pay the balance amount. Finally, my friend returned his
kindness by giving him a 10 Euro bill that he could exchange for dinars. Ten
euros would mean about 4 dinars (or INR 907/USD 11). This was way more than the
300 fils that she fell short of paying. But guess that was the reward the
delivery boy received for his kindness and his willingness to go beyond the job
description to help a genuine customer.
What does this incident mean to me? I think it just
strengthens my belief that this world runs because of people like that delivery
boy or the polite waiting driver. People are not rich by the wealth that they
possess; people are truly rich when they have a heart of gold. Wealth is
outwardly measure of a person’s worth, which is transient and won’t last
forever. The richness of heart though is the real measure of a person’s worth
and lasts forever.
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