It was another of those pleasant evenings, following the rains in the afternoon.
It was Friday a local shanty day, (payment day) everyone trying to woo customers with their wares, and win the money filled in their pockets, earned during the whole week, in this village.
All the shops were bursting with trade, we were at a restaurant waiting at a table, to get our food parcel of chapathis.
A few tables across was a gentleman, enjoying his food, and his music on his mobile, when a fellow asked him something tapping his elbow, from the aisle.
Pulling out his earphones he lent him his ears, he then called a bearer telling him to serve four idlies to that person, and continued with his dinner.
A plantain leaf and a tumbler of water were placed opposite to the stranger, who now sat in the same table.
A few seconds later he requested, "can I have dosais", (I could lip read what he said,) the gentleman called the bearer once again and changed his orders to dosai.
Collecting my food parcel I walked out, astonished at this act of simple charity, wondering how I would have handled this situation !
First as a giver, then as a receiver !
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