Yesterday at around 2pm I boarded a city bus from Bhangagarh to Khanapara (Guwahati). I had to go to my hometown Morigaon from there. Being the May Day, very few buses were there and the bus was also too crowded.. Halfway the bus was boarded by one pair of young couple..
After a moment the husband started shouting at the conductor, ""Lady's seat pe betha do !!! " (Accommodate her at the Lady's seat..)
I was already standing and at his repeated shouting I casually checked whether there was any vacant Lady's seat.. At first I didn't see any, but then I noticed one thin and very old man with grey hairs leaving a Lady's seat.. There were already two nos. of middle aged women standing beside that seat and they didn't have any complaint regarding the old man occupying a seat reserved for the women.. And from the facial expression and the posture of that old man it became clearly apparent that he was not that much strong to travel standing on a running bus.. But who cares.. This young lady already happily occupied that seat..
I didn't feel pity for the weak old man.. Rather I felt pity for this young couple.. They are even more weaker !!!
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