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Sunday, 5 May 2013

Free Rickshaw ride

On my way to Ambedkar Bhawan inside University of Mumbai a Rickshaw Driver asked me if he could drop me. I was already inside the University of Mumbai & Ambedkar Bhawan was just a 5 minutes walk. I told the Rickshaw driver that I don’t wish to take your service. The Rickshaw driver insisted me to sit & promised me that he wouldn’t charge. I hesitantly took the ride as I didn’t feel like ignoring his proposal. While dropping me he told that he won’t lose anything if he’ll drop someone for free as he’s also going the same way. I felt as some people are so courteous, generous, helpful & thoughtful to strangers, maybe I was lucky. Finally he dropped me & moved on.

Although these incidents happen many times at many places but someone whose profession’s demand is to get passengers & to drop them to their destiny for earning money giving free service to a stranger is very rare isn’t it? Also many times I’ve asked Rickshaw drivers to drop me to a particular destination & although they’ve to follow but they’ve declined.

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