Exactly 2 months ago on February
18 I was at Mumbai’s Kurla’s railway bridge. A senior citizen aged more than 65
years held me from behind & asked me to help him get down. I asked him to
hold my hand & I helped him to get down the railway bridge. He thanked me
in the end & went away.
Reflection: -
I don’t intend to share that I
did something great as I understand that it was my duty. As Mumbai is a densely
populated city all the railway platforms are always crowded. Youngsters &
people at their mid-life walk through the platform & railway bridge at good
pace. Some senior citizens aren’t able to walk a bit slowly. For some people as
age progresses they may experience some health problems hence they aren’t able
to walk at their best pace. I can understand that we all remain busy &
multi-tasking has become a part of everybody’s life but as a responsible
citizen it’s important for us to look in front properly while we walk on
railway platforms & on railway bridges. Many people send messages, look
somewhere else, are in their own mood, etc while walking. We all should know that
not everybody is wealthy to travel everywhere by private transport. Even the
wealthy prefer trains as it is the fastest mode of travel. It’s thus important
for us to understand the gravity of this situation as one day even we’ll get
old & we may also experience the same problem hence walking properly,
remaining alert while walking & avoiding bumping senior citizens should
become necessary.
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