English version After ordering lassi we were sitting and enjoying tonting each other. Suddenly a 70-75 year old lady spread her hands in front of me asking for some money. Her body was bent forward, eyes sunk inside but agile. On seeing her something struck in my mind and I withheld taking out money and asked her, Grandma(dadi) will you have lassi? On hearing this dadi was surprised but my friends were more surprised, as money would have been only 5-10 rupees but the lassi costs 35 and by this I would have become poorer and more possibility of cheating by dadi. Dadi hesitatingly said yes and tried to give me her begged 6-7 rupees with her shaking hands and said add this and pay for my lassi. I felt ashamed as already I had become emotional and now more emotional with her act. With tearful eyes I asked the shopkeeper t add one more glass of lassi. Dadi sat on the floor. Now I felt sad that in front of the shopkeeper & my friends I could not ask dadi to sit on chair due to fear someone may not point out that I am asking a beggar. But my own chair was pinching me. When lassi was served to us and dadi, I took my glass and sat beside the dadi on the floor as I was free to do so. My friends stared at me but before they could say anything, the shopkeeper took Dadi and made her sit on a chair and also asked me to sit above saying with a smile that sir here many customers come but a human comes rarely. Now my friends were happy and dadi had a tear of satisfaction and face full of blessings. I wondered when we required to spend on a poor, we feel it is more but think about it whether the small money is bigger than the satisfaction. Friends, when there is opportunity, try to do such noble work, it gives valueless satisfaction. Translation by Sankar Narayan Sent from my iPhone
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