It was a rainy day in a north Indian village, near Patna in Bihar. I was passing through our village market, crowded as usual. A slight rain made the road very muddy and dirty. I saw some mangoes being sold at a cheaper price, so I bought three kilograms of ripe mangoes in a delicate plastic bag.After a few minutes along the crowded market road, my plastic bag broke and half of the mangoes fell on the road. Slowly the traffic came to a halt as I started collecting the fruits on the road. But as I put some back into the plastic container, another part of it broke and some more mangoes fell on the road, causing more embarrassment for me. It went on for two or three long minutes, as the traffic stood still.
Then suddenly a young woman came and picked up the remaining mangoes from the road to help me. I felt so deeply grateful. She went to another shop and got a fresh plastic bag for me and put all the mangoes inside that. As I looked into her face, she smiled. She was the poor woman for whom I had found a job in a nearby institution two years ago. After that, this was the first time we saw each other. As I started walking again, I told her that I do not want this new plastic also to break. So I shared half of the mangoes with her. Both of us smiled as we walked back to our homes.
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- Posted by piusthek
- Sep 8, 2016
- Comments (8)
Readers Comments
sabha wrote: Loved the story
Truly kindness is happiness
Truly kindness is happiness
RoseMarie wrote: So beautiful I love this x kindness begets kindness. X 💓
splain wrote: Life has ways of paying you back so beautifully.
DANCE wrote: Wonderful!!!!!! Love & mangoes :-)
mindyjourney wrote: Nice helpful woman and nice share by you :)). i like to bring a stronger reusuable bag when shopping, helps the envirement too!
Mish wrote: What a beautiful circle of kindness that truly was!
scushman wrote: what you put out ripples back. Awesome! 💕Namaste ðŸ™âˆžðŸŒâ˜ªâœâœ¡â˜¯â˜®â˜¸ðŸ’•
Novice50 wrote: I love the way this story made the past and present come together in kindness!
