My recent 'twisted' event helped me to observe somethings I might not have the opportunity to otherwise...
I was waiting for a cab after seeing the doc. To go to get an x-ray done for that wretched ankle of mine as the doc wanted to rule out "compression fracture"
So I stood at the road side walking stick and all waiting for a cab... And waited I did....
I noticed a few people who started to walk past to get in front of me and yup you got it... They started flagging for a taxi...
It would have been more bearable had it not been near noon and I was still in pain
Then, a scraggly old man approached me and suggested I crossed the lane to catch cabs coming out from the car park He stood in the middle of the road So that vehicles would stop to let me waddle across
I asked him if he was waiting for a cab like I was... He said in his croaky voice that he had 'nothing to do' Saw how long I had waited & decided to help....
What a guy, man what a guy!
Then, even as we were trying to catch the attention of any cabs coming at all directions, none stopping, a lady of Indian origin (no offense people, just stating facts) stood couple of steps behind me, in the shade, near the curb...
and, would you believe it, tried to flag a cab that was coming out of the car park
I kid you not
That was the last straw.... I turned and asked her Would she have liked it If I did the same to her Given that I have been trying to get a blinking cab for that much longer Putting aside the fact that I was in 'need'?
Her answer? "Oh sorry sorry, i didn't see you!!!" I mean..... o.0" Whatever la.... I was too stunned for words
That cab was on call, so was available to neither of us.
Thankfully, the kindness of the old man paid off.... He flagged down a cab for me
Help comes in different forms Angels in different shapes and sizes & they don't always necessarily come in suits or decent clothing....
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