MUST READ...It deserves

An old man, staying in a small south Indian town came to visit his son in Bombay . The son in his early thirties is a successful businessman living with his wife and son. The father, having spent most of his life at his birthplace, hardly understands a splatter of Hindi or English or Marathi. But he doesn't care. "I have come here to spend a few days with my son and his family. I don't have to go out and socialize with the city people" he said.

But the son is very excited about his father's rare visit to Bombay . He wants to make the best of it. He and his wife want to show him around the city. And yes, the son enjoys those evening hours too, when he and his father go out and sit in a good hotel.

Last week he was in a very good mood. 'Let's go to a five star hotel tonight,' he told his father. It was a beautiful evening.

Talking about everything under the sun they had good food. As usual they were offered some salad, peanuts, wafers etc .as accompaniments with their ordered items. The old man being almost toothless was not much interested in eating. But that day when they got up to leave, he simply took a handful of chana (roasted grams) and stuffed it in the fold of his dhoti. He might have thought about munching on them, sitting in the car, or whatever.

Unfortunately while walking in the lobby, he missed a step and stumbled. Down he went, scattering the chana on the plush carpet.

Now try to visualize that scenario. Someone else in his son's place would have been mortified, embarrassed to death. He might have cursed not his father but his own self for causing this awkward situation. "Never again will I take my old man to such hotels", he would have vowed.

His son...... Gently, with a smile, he helped his father get back on his feet. Instead of feeling irritated or angry, he was amused. He found the whole incident very funny. Laughing, they both went home and on the way they decided to return to the same place the following Sunday. The old man liked the place. Liked the chana too.


The son rises few days back, at a friend's place they both described this event and made everybody laugh. "Weren't you embarrassed?" Somebody asked the son.

"Oh, come on now" replied the son. "He is my father. He talks in his native language, prefers to wear a dhoti even to a posh city hotel, takes chana from the hotel to eat later, does whatever he feels like.... So what? Why should I feel embarrassed with his nature and habits? Nobody has a right to stop him from doing whatever he feels comfortable with, as long the hotel guys should be concerned only with their bills and tips. But I am concerned about my father's happiness."


Make your loved ones, people around you & people who you think care for you.....happy by loving & respecting them!!!

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!