Yesterday I bought a gift for a little kid.. Actually rather than a gift, it was a necessity for her. Some of you might remember that 9 yrs old child from my previous post who was the lonely attendant to her ill father. Later I came to know her whereabouts from one of my juniors. When I went to meet them yesterday, I was really grateful to the core of my heart by their hospitality both by the child and her father. She was still wearing that cute white frock, the only difference being its colour somewhat faded than before..
I asked her, "Where is your sweater?"
When I was wearing both my sweater and jacket for my comfort, she was wearing only a sleeve less little frock, which was invariably insufficient to protect her from this chilly cold.
Her reply was, "It has become dirty, so I've put it in the bucket to wash it."
I lovingly enquired, "Then what will you do in the evening? It'll be too cold!!!"
She replied with a shy smile, "I'll sleep under the blanket.."
Can you imagine the gravity of the situation? I could not think about anything else but to take her father's permission to buy her a sweater and a pair of socks..
I've bought gifts for so many till now.. But the happiness that was expressed in her face after getting my gift was unique and precisely priceless.. And that increased my pleasure by leaps and bounds..
I've done nothing big.. Apparently there is nothing new to share this post.. Probably most of you would have done the same.. But its for the first time in my life that I've known the meaning and the pleasure of a proper gift, which is not just a 'present', but a basic necessity for somebody... And thus I feel, its worthy sharing!!!
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