MY COLLAGE DAYS
Every day I catch a bus to my college from my usual bus stop. One fine day I saw a lady with a cute little daughter of hers. She asked me about some bus nos and I directed her accordingly. Meanwhile the kid just kept smiling at me. When I saw that , I reached my pocket and gave her a chocolate. She told a cute little thank you.. which would make anyone's day…
After that day I used to see them near the bus stop. There was exchange of smiles and a goodbye. Mean while , I came to to know that they lived in my colony. So sometimes I saw her playing with other children. This continued for some days.
One day I didn’t see them near the bus stop. I thought someone might be ill or had a holiday. Anyways few days passed by and their absence continued and neither I saw the kid playing. I couldn't stop myself from inquiring about her. I came to know that the lady had committed suicide, which shook me to my core. I asked the neighbors about the reasons. They told she wrote a letter, which said her husband cheated on her and left her.. she didn’t have a good job to earn a proper living. She was tired of the loneliness and emotional trauma..
Where is her daughter I inquired and people said that she must be in the orphanage nearby. Why I asked - because no one came to take her that’s why…tears rolled down , the thoughts of her and her cute smile haunted me. Only question that ran through my mind was " God , Why this little girl ? "
The next day I took some courage and went to the orphanage and inquired about the child and they took me to her . She was playing on a swing in the orphanage park. When she saw me she gave that smile I missed so much. She came to me and asked where's my chocolate. I just smiled and gave her the chocolates I took for her. She again smiled and said thank u in a ringing voice. This time there were tears and I didn't know why . I was happy seeing her smiling , sad for her , angry with her mom and the irresponsible person , her dad - there were mixed feelings.
Seeing her play and enjoy, I started thinking about the problems I had in my life. Everything just started to look so easy. My failures, people hurting me, using me , everything. I just thought if she can smile through this why cant I!!!!!
I couldn't stop myself from writing and yes, it changed my view about life. Such incidents occur in every one's life and one has to change his/her way of thinking smile emoticon
