Narayana Murthy Sir , We are at it already
Baskar Seshadri
I was in Hotel Sangeetha Mylapore few days back on a bit cloudy evening . I ordered for a small coffee and was waiting. An old lady with all her tiredness came and sat in front of me . She used her saree and cleaned her face . I just asked her age . She said she was Eighty . She expressed her pain that she has to work even at this age and said she was living in Palavakkam . She told with pain that she gets no support from the family and has no other means except to work to earn a little.
I was shocked to see her and her fragility. How can she work and what work she can do? How people can take work from her at this ripened age ? When she was about to leave she did a Namaskaram and I did the same back to her. I was so in pain to see this woman in such a plight. What an individual can do this on this situation ? Will my feeling ever solve her problems and if it happens will it sustain forever ?
Going by what she is saying she has been working for long hours everyday and its endless as usual . Unfortunately in a shell shocked mood I forgot to give her money which I will do sometime when I see her Next . I am sure I will . That’s the Best I could do. She has a hope that one day will be good to her . Her belief and strength has no match to anything in this world . There are more such people among us . Let’s support them if we can.
