Once, all the
belongings of a foreigner get stolen. He did not even have enough money to return
to his village. Now what could he do in an unknown city? Three days pass by with
him wandering around hungry and thirsty! He becomes almost half-dead! Finally, he
thinks of narrating his sorry tale to some good people, who would be kind
enough to give him some money for food and the ticket fare to travel home. Now,
good and kind-hearted people are likely to be found only in temples, mosques or
churches. Thinking thus, he went and stood outside a temple. He began to narrate
his tale to all who passed by... but no one was even willing to hear him out! The
sun set well into the evening, and yet no one took pity on him
...Ultimately,
thoroughly dejected, he started roaming around in the nearby lanes. Just then,
two people who were coming out of a bar, noticed him. His condition was
reflective of his predicament. No sooner was he asked, than he began to pour
his heart to them! Immediately, they took
him along with them to the bar. First and foremost they treated him to a satiating
meal. Meanwhile, the news of his pitiable condition had spread through the bar like
wildfire. Within no time, a total of Rs 500 was even collected to help him. On
seeing this, the foreigner was overwhelmed and said – Oh God, you and your
mysterious ways! You stay somewhere else and give the address of another place
altogether!
- Deep Trivedi
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