THAT DAY

  About a week ago, I came from village to town. The beauty of the village which used to fill an extraordinary joy in the mind, the friends who always used to be with me, they were no longer with me, I was missing them very much. I came to the city so far away from the village to study. Being separated from them kept me immersed in an ocean of sorrow. There was no one who would get me out of this misery. Nobody used to talk well with me without selfishness. So I loved being alone and away from the crowd. I used to get away from them all and always go for peace on a beach at sunset and enjoy the nature there. I used to get a different happiness there and there were not many people at that time.

But I used to see there every day, always a 12 or 13 year old boy would come and take every plastic and innovation thing lying there. Nobody paid so much attention to him. He used to take the trash thrown from others, which I felt very bad to see. I used to see him every day and I didn't have much to help him. One day I thought of taking some food for him and I also went with. I had never seen him so close but I was surprised to see him that day. I used to think he was doing all this for food, but looking at his costumes, he seemed to be rich.

Seeing me to standing near him, he asked" do you know me"? I could not keep quiet that day. I had asked why you are doing all this? He replied on that day that" he comes here everyday and he feels very bad seeing this garbage here, so he cleans it every day. Everyone comes here and goes away from here throwing garbage but he does not like it. he cannot see it being destroyed like this, so he clean here. "I was shocked to hear that. I thought what was I thinking and what is this. From the same day every day I go to that child and help him in his work and I feel very happy.

That day I learned from that child that if you have to do good things then you should do it alone and people will follow you on their own.