Thursday 18 March 2021

Train Train

Nearby, a building construction work was going on. Lots of poor  labourers were working there and their small  children used to hold onto one another's shirt and play "train-train". Someone would become the engine and others would become bogies. Every day these children used to take turns becoming the engine and bogies ... 

But there was  one small boy wearing only a half pant who used to hold one small green cloth in his hand and become the guard daily.  

Once I went to him and asked him .."beta, don't u also wish to become an engine or a bogie some time ? 

He softly replied .." Sir , I don't have a shirt to wear so how will the other children catch me to make the train? 

I could see 
the slight wetness in his eyes. 

It gave me a lesson
He could have cried and stayed at home and abused his parents for not affording to buy him a shirt. But instead he chose another way to play and enjoy. 

*Debrief*
In life, we don't get all things we desire and we keep complaining....I don't have a bike,  I don't have car, I don't have this or that etc. 

Life is like that....we need to make it beautiful and be satisfied with what we have.

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