A government official went out of his way to help me find a 40 year old file which was buried deep in the property department records. We struck up a good conversation about an ongoing religious festival in our city, and I left smiling from this encounter.
Usually these visits to the government offices leave me drained, however today I felt like I connected with a person who is like me, rather than a cog in the giant inefficient government machinery.
Wish to gift him a book next time I meet him as a gesture of my gratitude.