Saturday 13 September 2014

Hero unheard.. Thought for a lifetime...!

You don't always have to be a popular celebrity to do a heroic act or leave an impression with your strong words...
Today when I was about to buy apples, I found out that I didn't have enough money... and perhaps the vendor realized it and what he said took me by surprise...he said
"Koi bat ni baji... jab kabhi ap idhr dubara ayin ya kahin rastay milay to de dijye ga pese... ya kbi na b milay to b koi bat nahin!"
("It's ok ma'am, you may pay me some other day if our paths cross... and if they don't, even then it would not matter..!")
And then I realized that I did have some money in the dashboard...I
So I asked for half a kilo apples...the guy chose the best of the apples (which the vendors usually keep for the LAST customer of the day -_-) and when I thanked him for his honesty, he smiled and said these remarkable words,
"Baji ap ko pata hai hamaray mulk ka ye sab se bara masla hai... apne hi bhai behnon k sath ghadari aur badunwani krtay hain... agar hum hi apne Pakistani behn bhaiyon k sath achayi nai kren ge to koi b nahi kre ga... ye sb emaandari aur aetbar ki baat hai baji...!
("Sister you know this is the biggest issue we are facing in Pakistan...treason and corruption against our own Pakistani brothers and sisters... if we don't do good with our own Pakistani brothers and sisters.. no one else will....it's all about honesty and trust, sister!"
He went away... and left me with the thought that if only we ALL could think this way...things in Pakistan could've been different...much different!!