It was May 2005, and I was in Bangalore doing engineering in computer science. It was a time when everybody was preparing hard to take the next big career move in form of job/higher studies. I was all engrossed in preparing for GRE. I used to go to IMS at MG road branch every weekend for taking GRE classes.
Like every other weekend, I was late and hurrying to get to the class. While waiting for the traffic to stop so that I could cross the road, I noticed an old lady driving a scooty. She looked very unstable while driving. She suddenly fell on to the road just in the front of zebra crossing and the scooty was almost on top of her.
Out of immediate reaction without thinking anything I ran towards her and she was crying in pain. I tried to pick up the scooty but it was just too heavy for me. I looked around myself there were people on their vehicle waiting for the green signal but none of them came forward to help. I tried with all my might to pick up the scooty. After a few seconds a man came running towards us who was working at the petrol pump. He picked up the scooty for us and took it to the side of the road. I lifted the lady up from the road , but she was crying out in pain when she started to walk. I was furious with the general public as none of them came forward to help even though there were many people that time.
On getting a green signal, people were starting their vehicle to go to their desired destination. It made me all the more furious -that atleast they should wait and stop for us to get to the side of the road even if they did not come forward to help. Out of anger,I showed the hand and told all of them to hold on till the time we were on the side of the road, as she was not able to walk fast.I slowly took her to the side of the road , and sat at the end of the road with her.
I gave her water to drink and she rested for a while. After few minutes she said, " I have a migraine, and I got an attack. It was paining so hard that I completely lost control of my vehicle. Thank you ".
I asked her" Are you fine now?"
"Yes, I am fine I need to sit for sometime and then I can go"
"Ok, I shall wait with you for sometime, then I shall go for my class"
We spoke nothing at all , all this while I was wondering are people are too busy in their life that they cannot take out few seconds from their day.Have we really become that immune to people in trouble?
After a while she said, " I can go now"
I asked her "Do you want me to stop an auto for you? You can keep the scooty at the petrol pump and tell the man who came to help us to keep an eye on it . You could take it later or ask somebody to take it for you"
She replied,"No, I am fine now,I can drive and also nobody is there to take my scooty so I have to take it myself."
She left, and I walked my way to the class and I was 45 minutes late. I was not bothered about those 45 minutes, I was all the time thinking that she be fine and was really hoping that general public should have more common sense and compassion for their fellow human beings. I am sure showing bit of compassion,sensitivity and care would definitely make the world better place to live.
Like every other weekend, I was late and hurrying to get to the class. While waiting for the traffic to stop so that I could cross the road, I noticed an old lady driving a scooty. She looked very unstable while driving. She suddenly fell on to the road just in the front of zebra crossing and the scooty was almost on top of her.
Out of immediate reaction without thinking anything I ran towards her and she was crying in pain. I tried to pick up the scooty but it was just too heavy for me. I looked around myself there were people on their vehicle waiting for the green signal but none of them came forward to help. I tried with all my might to pick up the scooty. After a few seconds a man came running towards us who was working at the petrol pump. He picked up the scooty for us and took it to the side of the road. I lifted the lady up from the road , but she was crying out in pain when she started to walk. I was furious with the general public as none of them came forward to help even though there were many people that time.
On getting a green signal, people were starting their vehicle to go to their desired destination. It made me all the more furious -that atleast they should wait and stop for us to get to the side of the road even if they did not come forward to help. Out of anger,I showed the hand and told all of them to hold on till the time we were on the side of the road, as she was not able to walk fast.I slowly took her to the side of the road , and sat at the end of the road with her.
I gave her water to drink and she rested for a while. After few minutes she said, " I have a migraine, and I got an attack. It was paining so hard that I completely lost control of my vehicle. Thank you ".
I asked her" Are you fine now?"
"Yes, I am fine I need to sit for sometime and then I can go"
"Ok, I shall wait with you for sometime, then I shall go for my class"
We spoke nothing at all , all this while I was wondering are people are too busy in their life that they cannot take out few seconds from their day.Have we really become that immune to people in trouble?
After a while she said, " I can go now"
I asked her "Do you want me to stop an auto for you? You can keep the scooty at the petrol pump and tell the man who came to help us to keep an eye on it . You could take it later or ask somebody to take it for you"
She replied,"No, I am fine now,I can drive and also nobody is there to take my scooty so I have to take it myself."
She left, and I walked my way to the class and I was 45 minutes late. I was not bothered about those 45 minutes, I was all the time thinking that she be fine and was really hoping that general public should have more common sense and compassion for their fellow human beings. I am sure showing bit of compassion,sensitivity and care would definitely make the world better place to live.
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Another fabulous piece of writing.. It is compassion that the general public lags... Once you help, it passes on itself. One day it will be returned to you in some manner. If people realize this, the world would have been a better place to live in. Kudos!!! Keep up this good work !
- Vijay