On a breezy evening, a couple went on a shopping spree. They were accompanied by their elder daughter and younger son. They entered into one of the busiest shopping streets in town. It was a service road, looks like shoulders, of a highway, with shopping malls on one side and street hawkers on the other side. The hawkers made equal, or sometimes, more business than the shopping malls. So, the couple were walking on the street looking at various hawker stalls and stopped at some stalls.
Suddenly, a lady beggar followed them and started begging the wife standing right behind her.
Beggar said,"Oh mam, please give some money, you will have a nice and helpful husband".
Wife was taken aback and said, " I am already married to a nice and helpful husband who is walking in front of me. And I do not have change to give you.". She started walking again. However the beggar followed her.
Now, the beggar again said, "Oh mam, please give money, you both will have a daughter who will love you a lot".
Wife wanted to stop her and said," I do not have change now and I cannot give money. And we are already blessed with my daughter who love us a lot", showing their daughter who was walking on the other side. She started following her husband again.
The beggar hurried again and said, "Oh mam, please give money, you will have a son who will bring fortunes".
Wife impatiently said, "I said I do not have change. You are wasting your time. And the kid that my husband holding in his hands is my son. He brought some fortunes after he was born. Now please beg someone else".
However, the beggar didn't leave her and staggered behind the wife. Hastily, the beggar said, "Oh mam, please give money. You will buy a new car and new home."
This time, the wife recollected whatever happened, smiled with in herself and with a deep sigh said, "The fortunes I told you before, are the car and a new house. And I am still saying, I do not have change and I cannot give you money". She thought it would finish the discussion and she could continue with her shopping.
But the beggar said, "Mam, you are fortunate to have everything that a normal human like to have. So why don't you be generous towards me?"
The wife totally wanted to end the discussion and replied in a harsh tone," I already said, I do not have change to give away. I have been telling this to you but you didn't listen."
The beggar stopped following and went away. Through out the episode, the husband never cared about the discussion and didn't even look back. However, he laughed with in himself at times.
Personally, imagining myself in the situation, I had few laughs during the discussion, recollected what grand fathers used to preach and finally, I realized few things important in life.
As a reader, reading this till here, there are 2 questions that can be answered, if you are in the Wife's character. One, what would be your reactions every time the beggar stopped you and asked you? Second, what are those 2 important things that you learnt and realized at the end of the story? You can answer yourself or share in the comment box below. I updated mine in the comments. Hope you had a good read.
Suddenly, a lady beggar followed them and started begging the wife standing right behind her.
Beggar said,"Oh mam, please give some money, you will have a nice and helpful husband".
Wife was taken aback and said, " I am already married to a nice and helpful husband who is walking in front of me. And I do not have change to give you.". She started walking again. However the beggar followed her.
Now, the beggar again said, "Oh mam, please give money, you both will have a daughter who will love you a lot".
Wife wanted to stop her and said," I do not have change now and I cannot give money. And we are already blessed with my daughter who love us a lot", showing their daughter who was walking on the other side. She started following her husband again.
The beggar hurried again and said, "Oh mam, please give money, you will have a son who will bring fortunes".
Wife impatiently said, "I said I do not have change. You are wasting your time. And the kid that my husband holding in his hands is my son. He brought some fortunes after he was born. Now please beg someone else".
However, the beggar didn't leave her and staggered behind the wife. Hastily, the beggar said, "Oh mam, please give money. You will buy a new car and new home."
This time, the wife recollected whatever happened, smiled with in herself and with a deep sigh said, "The fortunes I told you before, are the car and a new house. And I am still saying, I do not have change and I cannot give you money". She thought it would finish the discussion and she could continue with her shopping.
But the beggar said, "Mam, you are fortunate to have everything that a normal human like to have. So why don't you be generous towards me?"
The wife totally wanted to end the discussion and replied in a harsh tone," I already said, I do not have change to give away. I have been telling this to you but you didn't listen."
The beggar stopped following and went away. Through out the episode, the husband never cared about the discussion and didn't even look back. However, he laughed with in himself at times.
Personally, imagining myself in the situation, I had few laughs during the discussion, recollected what grand fathers used to preach and finally, I realized few things important in life.
As a reader, reading this till here, there are 2 questions that can be answered, if you are in the Wife's character. One, what would be your reactions every time the beggar stopped you and asked you? Second, what are those 2 important things that you learnt and realized at the end of the story? You can answer yourself or share in the comment box below. I updated mine in the comments. Hope you had a good read.
