It was Monday, start of a new week and planned to be a busy week on work front to accomplish the results of work completed. Everyone was busy walking, running or talking on mobile, making little way to walk, with traffic jams due to vehicles. The thoughts was to report what has completed and work on the pending on the work that was completed last week.. While passing through the sub-way a man was found a lying on the footpath. Being at midsummer and with dry heat weaves passing across, I found a person just lying on the concrete footpath pavement. I don’t know how to describe the pathetic condition of the person having only bones without any muscles, unable to communicate with lot of wounds across the body, flies across going through unexplained Sufferings, but by seeing him, for a second, I just said God, You are Crazy. I just could not understand what might be the painful and agony the person is subjected through. The immediate thought that came to my mind was “ Is GOD really Crazy?”. How can a person may be Rich or Poor without any support from any one undergo such a agony. Throughout the travel and until I could reach my office, The only thought that was hammering in my mind, was who might have dumped that person there? At a critical stage like this. My logic was very simple, he could not walk because he was too weak to communicate, cannot walk . On the way back, I took the other route, and I could not eat my dinner, as these thoughts and visuals was harping. I even felt even to the worst enemies these kind of suffering should not come.
After the peaceful night , with unanswered thoughts in mind, when I approached near the tunnel, I was taken aback, I found still the person in lying in more pathetic condition. I found more people starting ignoring and making their way for the work. I purposefully took the same route towards home in the evening. However someone had spread an blanket covering. But I could make out the pain and suffering the person was undergoing. Helpless ? don’t know. I could not digest anymore and shared it with my wife. There was no response. The next day, still the man was lying, and in the evening I could see and appreciate a gentleman who provided a bottle of milk to the Suffering person. I was just astonished on his gesture and humanity. One in hundred has that courage to shower that care. I started small conversation with him, I was shocked to hear that after completing his post graduation in organic chemistry, he is enlightened his life for the care of the society and poor people. A noble cause and selfless dedication. I just saluted his thoughts and wished him best. Then I stated can we do something for that person ? He wondered looking at my face, as I could not speak Telugu and he is not comfortable speaking either in English or Hindi. At the bottom I was feeling good, to see at least some one helped. The next day, the situation was same and more pathetic. I shared the incidents with my colleagues at work place and I also informed about approaching the “Destitute Centre for Care”, however I do not know had their contact number, but when I was searching for house I saw the sisters taking care of the destitute. Finally a colleague dialled the number through some contacts. I spoke to the Missionaries Sisters of Destitute, caring for the poorer at their last stage of Journey. I informed the location and they promised to visit and take further, only if the person is at his last stage or above 75+ years of age.
Evening, I walked through the sub-way, but the person was not lying there, Trust the sisters might be treating. Looking at the condition, I am sure he has gone to eternal life !
Today, near the station I found a person with deep wounds in the mouth lying around........... My thought is in crowded cities, having government health care centres if this is the condition, what about the conditions of poor & poorest who are left out in and around villages and towns without having basic health care centre.
Bottom-Line
Many moments in life comes in packages, may be Good, Bad & Ugly ! Just thanking God for blessing us, in whatever good fortune. Life is too short to simply exit for living fully and Just existing. Every day is learning, Inspirational and motivation just we need to keep out senses open to care in whatever we can !!
The thought that always strike that reminds me from the Book of Ecclesiastes First chapter “ Life is Meaningless and Useless”.
