Without a care in the world

He just walked on and on and on; didn't know then when he would pause; for rest or for effect.

The pavement was unusually free of pedestrians and he sprawled on the floor and heaved a sigh of relief. He was homeless and was glad to have found a few moments of comfort in these surroundings.

He knew that soon the pavement would hear incessant footsteps and incessant chattering. Perhaps he could snatch a few stories pretending to be asleep. Perhaps their lives too have agonies that they would share with another or perhaps they would stride profusely to get over their troubled minds.

The air around him felt magical; it refreshed his breath and indulged him with oxygen. He reveled in just that brief halt not wanting to think about which would be his next one.

Many of us get intoxicated with the calmness of the surroundings or feel comforted amidst the teeming million. He had rested to arrest his racing mind, his despairing heart and his wrenching soul. The pause did the trick, gave him the much needed kick, to gear him up to think about a source to feed himself and then find a livelihood, in that order.

He had never ever out of habit or out of necessity, place a cloth or a vessel for passerbys to drop coins; if one human could not sense another in distress, then what was the use of being a human being?, he felt.

He resisted the urge to beg, he just let myself be, he lingered on the pavements a little longer than everyday and then he heaved himself albeit reluctantly and then, just as he was finding his balance, some footsteps approached him, gave him a glance and handed over to him a fat sum and without even waiting for him to react, she was gone.

He was flabbergasted and emotional in the same vein. He kept glancing at the retreating back of the noble human until she disappeared from his sight. 

There is no dearth of space in our hearts and minds; we only need to learn to accommodate another in dire distress.

There is room for thought; we only need to expand it to do service unto a needy.

 Richness of character is anytime better than a mind of poverty.