A friend's spontaneous reaction
I just want to share with all my friends about a real life incident which happenned approximately a year ago to my friend. Let me start by describing him, A Miser who doesnt spend money. He doesnt talk much nor is he friendly. Everyone considers him to be rude and arrogant.
He was going to office in an autorickshaw. Normally he goes to office by train but on that day. He decided to take a ride. It started off in the usual fashion with him trying to haggle a cheap fare to his destination. He was very surprised that the auto driver agreed to Rs.80 when the normal rates were Rs.130.
Right from the moment, he stepped in the auto. He could notice the driver was edgy. He was nervous and under a lot of stress. He got a call on his mobile and he stopped nearby and started talking supposedly to a nurse in a hospital. He was saying "i will come soon madam with the money, please take care of her".
My friend was very curious . He asked him whats the matter. The autodriver said his wife is in hospital and it was the head nurse who called him on his mobile. He also asked my friend what is "breeched baby".
My friend is no medical expert but he knew that the situation was bad. The auto driver started explaining that he had been driving throughout the night to earn money as the doctors in the government hospital said it will ocst Rs 6000 odd for this problem and he had already made 1000 odd rupees. Now again the auto driver got a call and by the time the call ended he was in tears. He told my friend that he had asked the owner of the auto for money but the owner said make the money urself by driving the auto.
The auto driver was very much disturbed. In another 2 minutes, he got another call and he said sorry sir . I have to go now and i cannot take you to your destination. My friend asked him to stop by a ATM nearby and he gave him Rs 6000.
The auto driver was so overwhelmed with emotion and he fell at the feet of my friend on the busy 100 feet road. The auto driver noted down my friend's number and thanked him profusely.
My friend on his way to office was thinking whether the driver was a cheat. But then he consoled himself by saying that atleast i did something good today. My friend was surprised when he got a call at around 2 pm from the auto driver. He said " it is a girl and both wife and child are safe and my family will never forget you sir"
I was amazed by the incident. A guy who never spends a lot could shell out so much money to a stranger who he had met on the road. For the auto driver, My friend was GOD.
He was going to office in an autorickshaw. Normally he goes to office by train but on that day. He decided to take a ride. It started off in the usual fashion with him trying to haggle a cheap fare to his destination. He was very surprised that the auto driver agreed to Rs.80 when the normal rates were Rs.130.
Right from the moment, he stepped in the auto. He could notice the driver was edgy. He was nervous and under a lot of stress. He got a call on his mobile and he stopped nearby and started talking supposedly to a nurse in a hospital. He was saying "i will come soon madam with the money, please take care of her".
My friend was very curious . He asked him whats the matter. The autodriver said his wife is in hospital and it was the head nurse who called him on his mobile. He also asked my friend what is "breeched baby".
My friend is no medical expert but he knew that the situation was bad. The auto driver started explaining that he had been driving throughout the night to earn money as the doctors in the government hospital said it will ocst Rs 6000 odd for this problem and he had already made 1000 odd rupees. Now again the auto driver got a call and by the time the call ended he was in tears. He told my friend that he had asked the owner of the auto for money but the owner said make the money urself by driving the auto.
The auto driver was very much disturbed. In another 2 minutes, he got another call and he said sorry sir . I have to go now and i cannot take you to your destination. My friend asked him to stop by a ATM nearby and he gave him Rs 6000.
The auto driver was so overwhelmed with emotion and he fell at the feet of my friend on the busy 100 feet road. The auto driver noted down my friend's number and thanked him profusely.
My friend on his way to office was thinking whether the driver was a cheat. But then he consoled himself by saying that atleast i did something good today. My friend was surprised when he got a call at around 2 pm from the auto driver. He said " it is a girl and both wife and child are safe and my family will never forget you sir"
I was amazed by the incident. A guy who never spends a lot could shell out so much money to a stranger who he had met on the road. For the auto driver, My friend was GOD.
posted by varun paniyath at 3:43 PM
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