It was Saturday today..day for worshiping Shani . In north it’s a trend on this day you can find people on the roads with a utensil half full of mustard oil and a Shani placed in it, asking for money.
I was in market place, a lady came to me with one such utensil asking for money. I thought chalo let me make Lord Shani happy, as his son Surya is quite happy with me :D..he..he..he..kidding!!. As I checked my wallet, I didn’t get a coin to give her. After a through check into my purse I finally got a almost a badly ripped, disfigured & torn five rupee note. But as it was not crisp enough to give, I just said ‘sorry’ that I don’t have a change today. As I moved on, that lady called me and said “ aap de do , main chala lungi”. I smiled and gave her that.
It was quite shocking. People sitting in big shops just don’t take such Notes by saying that ” chalega nahi” , but for poor people, the same torn 5 rupee note means a lot. I learnt a lesson today. Yeah in five rupees only. Isn’t that cheap way of learning?
