Got a call last evening on my cell.. the person who called said in a voice that was a bit shaky an jittery.. no not becoz of the network.. very faintly he asked me “Madam abhi app thik hai na” it took me sometime to recognize but I didn’t…so I replied “abhi matlab ? aap..? And he said “ Mai wo driver meru cabs wala .. aapko thoka thaa na, for a second I was shocked but at the same time happy too.. I said “Ji mai thik hoon, dikkat ki koi baat nahi.. sab thik hai.. aap abhi pikar gaadi to nahi chalate na ? He said “Nahi Madam, uske baad kabhi nahi… ek saal to ho goya.. I said Dhyan Rakhna and he disconnected.. taking you back .. here it goes…
Last year on 27th December at 10.30am, I was walking to my bank just 5mins away from my home. I was walking on the left and was about to mount the footpath, a Meru cab (the hired green ones) was taking a U turn, banged me from behind so badly that I was pushed further and dragged to a taxi that was parked further. I really don’t know what happened, I found myself between the taxi and the green cab and all people around me.. I tried to move but my legs really hurt and I was bleeding from the left ankle and elbows… the people instead of helping me were bashing the driver…then came a man who asked another person to help him and with their help I stood up.. Still dazed at what had happened.. They rushed me to a nursing home which was just close to my bank.. As the nurse attended to me.…I kept looking for that driver, he was no where to be seen… n I thought that he would have ran away … but to my surprise I saw him standing a little away in a corner watching me…I was trying to call my parents I couldn’t, as my hands were shivering.. The driver came close to me and asked me to give him the number and he called my parents and asked them to come soon… as he stood close to me.. I could smell the alcohol he wud ve consumed, he kept looking at my bruised state and I did see that he was upset with himself.. Soon my Ma and Bro came along.. my bro asked me what happened and who called them.. I said it was the driver who knocked me, my Bro was about to slap him but I said “leave it.. At least he’s here n didn’t run away”…to this my Bro said “Dolls don’t feel too great that the driver is here even after knocking you”, these hired cars have to report to the police.. And that’s their company policy.. So he’s here, if not he would vanish.. Its not on human grounds that he here”.I was then taken inside when the doctor came in. when he finished dressing my wounds came the police, the driver had informed the police, I don’t know when he did it.. Or he asked his company to do so.. the police asked me if I have any complaints against him, my one look at the driver and I was sure that he realized his mistakes, and what would be the point punishing him now and he continued to drink n drive even after this accident.. I told the police that I have no issues with the driver.. The police left.. Asking my bro to come to the police station for filling up forms etc…
I returned home and my brother said he met the driver at the police station, he asked my bro for my cell number, and called asking me how I was feeling.. and if I am ok, he even volunteered to pay my bro the money what we spent at the clinic.. but I told him that he asked me and that’s more than enough for me… but he could be forgiven whole heartedly only if he was careful while he drives in future and to care for his own life and others with great importance, since many others are involved with us…. I told him that when I lay there between the 2 vehicles all that was on my mind was my lil boy, n since m a single parent I was only thinking what will happen to him if anything would happen to me that morning.. and the same applied to him since he has a family too… I think this would have really left an impact on him.. It’s a year and I was really surprised he called to check of my well being.. Imagine him storing my number for a year plus… though it took him such a long time to call n check on me.. Doesn’t that prove he’s concerned……
Though he means nothing to me.. But I felt great after that call… Yes Folks.. I believe humanity still lives….. N I do feel convinced that by forgiving that driver I did teach him a lesson that he will remember always.. Its really important to forgive.. It’s the solution to many of our problems.. its like the smile : ) that makes everything straight : ) .. the Best thing to GIVE is to FORGIVE…….. N the joy it gets to you cannot be measured..
Makes me feel great to be back on MS.. Love you all… Cheers
