I was at a local juice center, having the one healthy thing I have in a day. I ordered the usual juice and stood there waiting it. Behind me came a lady. She wore a saree, frail and slim, wrinkled with black and silver hair tied up in a bun. She asked for a small vanilla cup and stood there next to me. Then she asked the shopkeeper how much a mosambi juice was for, he said "40 ka hai.". She said "Acha.", had her ice cream and left. I realised she didn't have the juice because she didn't have enough money for it.
We take the smallest of things for granted, so many times. It was just juice right? Everyday, we are trying to raise out standard of living, the more money we have, the more expensive our taste gets. But there are so many out there, not being able to afford the most basic necessities. I did realise that she was a maid. They work hard too. Sometimes they work at 3-4 houses, everyday. But it's still not enough.
Everyone always says that money can't buy happiness, money isn't everything. True, it isn't everything. But it is a lot of things. It's being able to buy textbooks and uniforms. It's being able to afford the luxury of a taxi instead of a train, or walk to places. It's the happiness of a gas stove instead of a chulha. The comfort of a sweater in winter and a blanket while sleeping. Money buys a lot of things and no one can deny that, but we forget about it.
I would like to say at this point, that the next time you have some money and don't have anything you need urgently, instead of buying something that you can probably do without, use it for a random act of kindness for someone else. Charity or no charity, we have people all around us who could use some happiness and you can always do with some blessings. Keep a little money aside and when you spend it on someone else and see that smile on their face, it will mean way more than buying something else.
We take the smallest of things for granted, so many times. It was just juice right? Everyday, we are trying to raise out standard of living, the more money we have, the more expensive our taste gets. But there are so many out there, not being able to afford the most basic necessities. I did realise that she was a maid. They work hard too. Sometimes they work at 3-4 houses, everyday. But it's still not enough.
Everyone always says that money can't buy happiness, money isn't everything. True, it isn't everything. But it is a lot of things. It's being able to buy textbooks and uniforms. It's being able to afford the luxury of a taxi instead of a train, or walk to places. It's the happiness of a gas stove instead of a chulha. The comfort of a sweater in winter and a blanket while sleeping. Money buys a lot of things and no one can deny that, but we forget about it.
I would like to say at this point, that the next time you have some money and don't have anything you need urgently, instead of buying something that you can probably do without, use it for a random act of kindness for someone else. Charity or no charity, we have people all around us who could use some happiness and you can always do with some blessings. Keep a little money aside and when you spend it on someone else and see that smile on their face, it will mean way more than buying something else.