Thursday, September 18, 2008

My Day in a local Ration Shop

Hi friends! My day today kicked off with a really strong cup of coffee. I was wondering why my grandma gave me such an unusually strong dose of coffee. Then came the orders from her. She wanted me to go to a nearby ration shop to buy 10 kgs of rice. Even though the shop was nearby, I protested about going there because i knew about the commotion that i was about to experience. But I had no option because my younger brother had gone out. Otherwise I would have bullied him into doing the job. When I went there, my head almost started spinning when I saw the long queue in front of me. I stood last in the queue behind an elderly man. He was so old, people in the crowd were wondering why at this age he had to come here and stand in the hot sun. Suddenly he fell down on the ground and we had to buy him cool drinks to make him regain consciousness. The hot Sun was getting to everybody. Then we decided to make him rest under a tree and also to buy him whatever he wanted to buy instead of making him toil. He smiled at us and the token of gratitude was clear in his face. Finally after 2 long hours(The Heat made it seem like 4 hours actually) it was my turn to buy and i made my purchase and also for the old man. When i returned home and gave the bags to my grandma, She gave me a pleasant surprise by preparing my favorite dish(vegetable noodles).i was very happy because not only did i end up helping out an elderly person but also I enjoyed eating my favorite dish. In that sense, the 2 hour toil was certainly worthy.

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