So I was visiting this restaurant located at a really busy hub for lunch with a friend. Needless to mention, it was weekend, so the parking had some waiting..and while we were supposed to be complaining about the crowd, and the traffic, and the weather, and the work, and the neighbors, and their maids, a petite lady in her late twenties walked towards us with smile. She was clad in a plain uniform saari, and with her bindi, and neatly braided hair, looked like any ordinary working class female. There was some cheerful aura about her...and in a truly pleasing demeanor, she asks:"Sir, aap yahan lunch karne aaye hain?[smile]
We nodded.
"O..Rajdhani me kya[smile]?
We smiled back.
"Sir, wo kya hai..abhi parking thodi full hai[and a short grin]
We couldn't obviously say no to the invitation.
"And sir, here's your parking ticket. Isko Rajdhani me dikhaiye..you'll get it refunded.[smile]
We hand off the parking fees, and grab the ticket.
"Have a nice lunch![smile]
And off she goes..to the next car in the queue.
And while she goes about spreading the same cheer, without showing any signs of fatigue after having stood for so long in the sun, and catering to the maddening rush, we realize that she just did a magic trick, and we were talking about her while smiling all the way instead of complaining about the world around..
She had no reason to treat strangers like us that nicely..and yet she did it..
And I should have thanked her for doing this then and there..but somehow I din't.
So here, this blog's a testimony to the parking lady, and everyone like her, who do their jobs with a smile, and are the real life cheerleaders!
And while I sign off, let's make this world a better place to live in.
S.M.I.L.E ppl!!
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