Bombay to Bangalore
Once
a TTE (Train Ticket Examiner) who was doing the duty in a Bangalore bound train
from Mumbai caught a girl who was hiding under a seat. She was around 13 or 14
years old. TTE asked the girl to show the ticket to which she replied that she
is traveling without a proper ticket. Then the TTE told the girl to get down
from the train. At that same time, he heard a voice from behind. “I will pay
for her”. That was Mrs. Usha Bhattacharya, who was a college lecturer by
profession. Mrs. Bhattacharya paid for the girl’s ticket and requested her to
sit nearby. Then she asked,
“what’s
your name?”
“Chitra”,
the girl replied.
“Where
you are going?”
“I
have nowhere to go.” the girl replied. “Then come with me.” Mrs. Bhattacharya
told. After reaching Bangalore, Mrs. Bhattacharya handed over the girl to an
NGO. Later Mrs. Bhattacharya shifted to Delhi and the contact between the two
came almost into a halt. After around 20years Mrs. Bhattacharya went to San
Francisco (USA) to deliver a lecture in a college there. While she was in a
restaurant, after having the meal, she was about to pay the bills. Then the
receptionist informed her that her bills are already paid. When she turned
back, she saw a woman with her husband smiling at her. Mrs. Bhattacharya asked
the couple, “why did you pay my bills?”
The
young woman replied, “Ma’m, the bills I paid are very less when comparing to
the ticket fare you had paid for me for the Bombay – Bangalore train journey!”
Tears were rolling out from both eyes of the woman.
“Oh,
Chitra… you..!!!” Mrs.Bhattacharya responded astonished. Chitra hugged and
touched Mrs. Bhattacharya’s feet.
Don’t
be astonished. Yes, the little help you extend to others can change their whole
lives! Bible says, “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it
is in your power to do it.”
Sudha
Murty is the chairperson of Infosys Foundation. She is also an author and pens
down interesting stories from the lives of ordinary people. The above is an extracted version from
‘Bombay to Bangalore’, one of her most heartwarming stories.
“Good deeds often come back to us, when we least expect it and offer a source of future happiness. They create a sense of community, a feeling of togetherness and an obligation of mutual responsibility for and towards others. When societies do this, there is less violence and crime, more tolerance and generosity and individuals and their families can grow and be safe. Plus, it’s nice to walk down the street and have people say hello rather than honk at you and wave in anger.”
- Louise Lambert
The good deed you do today, for a brother or sister in need will come back to you some day, for humanity's a circle in deed.
- Robert Alan Aurthur
“Good deeds often come back to us, when we least expect it and offer a source of future happiness. They create a sense of community, a feeling of togetherness and an obligation of mutual responsibility for and towards others. When societies do this, there is less violence and crime, more tolerance and generosity and individuals and their families can grow and be safe. Plus, it’s nice to walk down the street and have people say hello rather than honk at you and wave in anger.”
- Louise Lambert
The good deed you do today, for a brother or sister in need will come back to you some day, for humanity's a circle in deed.
- Robert Alan Aurthur
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