A smile of satisfaction....

Hey guys...... well rite now I' am sitting for a boring 2 hour class/lecture on Business Communication on this hot n humid thursday afternoon, and so I thought I would rite this blog on something which happened to me yesterday morning, something which really made my day, something which taught me that small things usually make a huge diference and the value of small things in ones life.

Well it was like any other normal wednesday morning, I got up late after the late night tuesday movie, it was around 7 in the morning and I had just half an hour to finish my chores,that is, the dishes, cleaning, sweeping, watering the garden, washing the car, bathing, brushing etc etc, an impossible task you might think , but somehow i manage to do all this on a daily routine. This day wasnt any different, and I finished everything and managed to rush out my house by 7 45 a.m, 15 minutes behind schedule. As I was driving out of my house to the main highway, I saw a person walking on the left side of the road, he was a young boy in an uniform. Well he wasnt like any other normal person, he was handicapped and I could notice that he was waling with very much difficulty.

This wasnt the first time I was seeing him, i had seen him earlier while driving on my way to college, and also at Kalamassery HMT jn. while returning back home. So as I drove past him like always, I dunno what happened but I stoped the car and I waited for him to walk up to the car. He reached the car, and I asked him if he wanted a lift. He agreed and he got into the car with some difficulty. I asked him where he studied andsome casual talk. He told me on the way that he was also late for college that day and that he had some sort of an important exam the same day. He couldnt stop thanking me and I could really see the gratitude on his face. We drove for 20 mins with some nice music and he talked to me about his family.

He also told me about the accident he had which made him handicapped for life. I could really feel that all he wanted was just to talk to someone and someone who would really listen to him. So, I kept quite and listened to him all the while on the trip, and even though he was talkin to me for the first time, He really opened up to me which was really a heartening sight. As I reached kalamassery, he got ready to get down, on getting down he again thanked me and wishedme an amazing day ahaead. As I rolled down my windows, as I started driving I looked at my rearview mirror and I saw this boy still lookin, waving bye to me and most importantly, I saw a beautiful smile spread all over his face, a smile which spoke more than a thousand words, asmile which was much more precious than all the thank you's he gave me, A SMILE OF SATISFACTION & CONTEMPT.

Trust me friends, the feeling you have when u do this is something out of the world, something which I cant describe through words in this blog, and a feeling which u can only get when u experience this. Needless to say, I was more than happy when I walked into class, and even my friends noticed the spring in my stride. On top of that I had a wonderful day and I was really feeling very special and happy. Just a small action, made no difference to me, did not cost me anything extra, but it made such a huge difference in this kids dormant life. He reached college much before time, so he could revise for the test, and most probably he aced it. Tust me guys, small things usually make a huge difference in both ur life and that of others.

I will just conclude by saying something which I told a very close friend of mine recently, I told her, " If you manage to make at least one person smile for the day, ur purpose for the day is fulfilled and u can sleep in peace thinking you have made a difference in the world today."

So, until next time, signing off for now
Lijo Thalodil John