The Popcorned Sob.

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It's the New Year, a Brand New Calendar waited for me at my home, with the sweet smell of fresh paper. I was travelling by train to get to home.
Just then, a handicapped guy came into the Coach I was sitting in. Its no wonder to watch handicapped and disabled people, even healthy ones, let alone the LGBT's (with all due respect) begging their way for a living. I had already turned down  some 4 of them since the beginning of my journey, me being a staunch believer of "People should work hard instead of begging, there is always a way" and all related crap.
This one person, after the first 4, made his way dragging his body along the floor. Incidentally, he was having some leg pathology. He came up to me and people in my coach. Everybody including me turned him down. Just then a Popcorn walla passed by. Our disabled person had to drag his way out of that popcorn walla to let him pass. The man sighed, waited for the popcorn walla to pass and started to drag himself to beg in the next compartment of coach being out of luck in this one. Just then, the popcorn walla turned back, called for him and gave him a popcorn packet. The disabled man, even in such a disastrous condition and in dire need of money and probably food,refused politely.
The popcorn walla took a step back, then stuffed the pack into his hand with "are le lo yaar" and moved on. Our disabled man sat there looking at the popcorn packet in his hand. A tear rolled through his left eye. Within 10 seconds, he started crying, although silently with his face all covered in tears. Not to mention all us passengers were not even aware of him crying. Nobody, not one soul in the whole compartment noticed him crying as he dragged himself away from us.
What must have brought this sudden burst of emotions in him? I squandered over the thought although knowing the answer already, given his poor state.
I have seen many disabled, handicapped people in my train journies , some arrogant enough to  deliver you a bad mouthful if you don't resort giving them something. But  never have I ever encountered this. A disabled man publicly Crying instantaneously due to his situation. As I look back now on the whole incident, I too think of giving him something, like the popcorn walla but obviously, its too late. As I look back now, somehow, I find myself more disabled, more handicapped than that man.


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  1. Unknown23 January 2018 at 12:48

    In the world full of selfish people very few have guts to notice these small but heart touching incidences.

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