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Discussion in 'Snippets of Life (Non-Fiction)' started by sathyavenkat, Feb 21, 2008.

  1. sathyavenkat

    sathyavenkat New IL'ite

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    <TT>I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work. Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum. From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. There are times when you feel generous but there are other times that you just don't want to be bothered. This was one of those "don't want to be bothered times." "I hope he doesn't ask me for any money," I thought. He didn't. He came and sat on the curb in front of the bus stop but he didn't look like he could have enough money to even ride the bus.</TT>
    <TT>After a few minutes he spoke. "That's a very pretty car," he said. He was ragged but he had an air of dignity around him. I said, "thanks," and continued wiping off my car. He sat there quietly as I worked. The expected plea for money never came. As the silence between us widened something inside said, "ask him if he needs any help." I was sure that he would say "yes" but I held true to the inner voice. "Do you need any help?" I asked.</TT>
    <TT>He answered in three simple but profound words that I shall never forget. We often look for wisdom in great men and women. We expect it from those of higher learning and accomplishments. I expected nothing but an outstretched grimy hand. He spoke the three words that shook me. "Don't we all?" he said.</TT>
    <TT>I was feeling high and mighty, successful and important, above a bum in the street, until those three words hit me like a twelve gauge shotgun. Don't we all? I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day.</TT>
    <TT>Those three little words still ring true. No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have accomplished, you need help too. No matter how little you have, no matter how loaded you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can give help. Even if it's just a compliment, you can give that. You never know when you may see someone that appears to have it all. They are waiting on you to give them what they don't have. A different perspective on life, a glimpse at something beautiful, a respite from daily chaos, that only you through a torn world can see. </TT><TT>Maybe the man was just a homeless stranger wandering the streets. Maybe he was more than that. Maybe he was sent by a power that is great and wise, to minister to a soul too comfortable in themselves. Maybe God looked down, called an Angel, dressed him like a bum, then said, "go minister to that man cleaning the car, that man needs help." </TT>
    <TT>Don't we all?</TT>
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    <TT>A very meaningful read i felt.........what say you- sathya</TT>
     
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  2. Jaynat

    Jaynat New IL'ite

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    Dear Sathya Venkat,

    It is a meaningful read for sure. ALL Of US NEED HELP.... No man is an Island by himself and indeed each of us should realise that. We might have comforts to get us by in our day to day life, but somewhere , sometime we need that helping hand, it might be in the form of a small smile, a small word of encouragement, a thoughtful message, a glimpse of life which u can cherish, a joke which u can laugh at... the list is endless. So if we always have that in mind we can throw away our feelings of superiority and reach out to people (to show them we care) in the way we would like them to reach out to us.

    Cheers
    Jay.
     
  3. Oviya

    Oviya Silver IL'ite

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    Hi Sathyavenkat,

    It is very true...Hope he was a man of good deeds and good times atleast in some point of time before you saw him. The truth of life is so hard and bitter. There are a lots of people everywhere like him about whom we have no knowledge at all. Let us help as far as we can. I appreciate you for offering him something. Thank you very much for sharing this. I remember the dialogues in 'Anbe Sivam'...'Adutha vinaadikkaana aachariyangal indha ulagathil eralam. Appadi oru aachariyathai thedi pogiren'. So, we have to live beyond the mysteries of life to experience such wonders.

    Regards,
    Oviya.
     
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    sathyavenkat New IL'ite

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    Dear Jay and Oviya

    Thanks for the FB -affly sathya
     

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