That day I was busy doing something at my workplace when one of our staffs, employed on contractual basis, came to me and said,
"Sir, can't you do something regarding our salary? For last 5 yrs I am getting 5,000/- rupees per month... Only god knows how much trouble I have been through while managing my family with that income at Guwahati!!!"
He knows it well that at my position I am not the right person to help him out... But probably he needed someone at that moment to express his agony and he incidentally told me all these.. But to be true, its tough to believe that he is running his entire family with that little income, that too at a city like Guwahati... But that's the reality and he is already doing that...
Then again last Saturday when I was going to my hometown Morigaon, I boarded one traveller. Its a medium sized vehicle with a seating capacity of around 20 persons... After sometime when I felt somewhat drowsy, I felt something hitting at my thigh.. You know, it was the head of the handyman... He was sitting at the empty space on the floor beside my seat... He was sleepy and time to time his head hit my thigh... I didn't try to wake him up... Surely he started his work in the early morning... Probably this is the only way to get rid of his tiredness to some extent.... And at the end of the day, what will he get? He will be paid hardly Rupees 200/- or something like that... Provided somehow its a "bandh" or somehow he falls ill, his income for the day will be zero.. It can be easily assumed that he earns not more than rupees 5,000/- per month.. Yet without complaining anything he is cheerfully doing his job..
These are some harsh realities which we encounter everyday.. Someone doesn't get satisfied even after earning lakhs of rupees per month.. And someone is running an entire family at an income, which is equivalent to the cost of a rich guy's one single jeans pant !!!
I don't know what I am up to...
You know, you can never compare one's income with another one. Based on the social status and all other factors, everyone's expenditure is different... But in a broader sense, whatever may be the income, some expenses are the same.. As for example, in case of illness, when you really need some costly medical manoeuvre for your well being, you may hope to get well soon only if you can pay for it.... Otherwise you are free to count your time !!!
Money speaks sense... And when money speaks, the truth is silent !!!
"Sir, can't you do something regarding our salary? For last 5 yrs I am getting 5,000/- rupees per month... Only god knows how much trouble I have been through while managing my family with that income at Guwahati!!!"
He knows it well that at my position I am not the right person to help him out... But probably he needed someone at that moment to express his agony and he incidentally told me all these.. But to be true, its tough to believe that he is running his entire family with that little income, that too at a city like Guwahati... But that's the reality and he is already doing that...
Then again last Saturday when I was going to my hometown Morigaon, I boarded one traveller. Its a medium sized vehicle with a seating capacity of around 20 persons... After sometime when I felt somewhat drowsy, I felt something hitting at my thigh.. You know, it was the head of the handyman... He was sitting at the empty space on the floor beside my seat... He was sleepy and time to time his head hit my thigh... I didn't try to wake him up... Surely he started his work in the early morning... Probably this is the only way to get rid of his tiredness to some extent.... And at the end of the day, what will he get? He will be paid hardly Rupees 200/- or something like that... Provided somehow its a "bandh" or somehow he falls ill, his income for the day will be zero.. It can be easily assumed that he earns not more than rupees 5,000/- per month.. Yet without complaining anything he is cheerfully doing his job..
These are some harsh realities which we encounter everyday.. Someone doesn't get satisfied even after earning lakhs of rupees per month.. And someone is running an entire family at an income, which is equivalent to the cost of a rich guy's one single jeans pant !!!
I don't know what I am up to...
You know, you can never compare one's income with another one. Based on the social status and all other factors, everyone's expenditure is different... But in a broader sense, whatever may be the income, some expenses are the same.. As for example, in case of illness, when you really need some costly medical manoeuvre for your well being, you may hope to get well soon only if you can pay for it.... Otherwise you are free to count your time !!!
Money speaks sense... And when money speaks, the truth is silent !!!
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