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Wrapped in Dignity (copied)

She asked him, "How much are you selling the eggs for?" The old seller replied to her, "Rs.5/- for one egg. She said to him, "I will take 6 eggs for Rs.25/- or I will leave." The old seller replied, "Come take them. Maybe this is a good beginning because I have not been able to sell any today." She took it and walked away with a feeling that she has won. She went to pick her friend and invited her to a posh restaurant. She and her friend sat down and ordered what they liked. The bill was Rs.1,400/-. She gave him Rs. 1,500/- and said to the owner of the restaurant: "Keep the change." The bottom line is: Why do we always show that we have the power when we buy from the needy and the poor? And why are we generous with those who do not need our generosity? Every time a poor child comes to me to sell something simple, I remember a tweet from the son of a rich man who said, "After every prayer, my father used to buy simple goods fr

Happy New Year, 2018

Yesterday I was looking for these slippers in the tibetan market, Asansol. We looked in the first lane and then in the 2nd lane, but was unable to find them, we started asking the shop owners about the slippers, 1st said "is bar koi Nhi laya, nhi mile ga.", 2nd said the same, 3rd said the same, 4th made a difference saying "isi lane me ek shop pe maine dekha hai wo slippers, to aap aage dekh lo, sayad mil jai.", next was the same shop that the 4th mentiond and we bought 3 such slippers. a very simple story right ?? This is how life is, there can be "no(s)" in your life, but that doesn't mean there is no "yes" in your life, maybe 1 no, 2 nos, 3 nos, but somewhere there will be a "yes" and that is what you are looking for... what if, mai 2 shop me puch ke wapas chala gaya hota ?? sayad aaj mere mom ke lia mai wo slippers nhi la pata... Start your 2018 with a resolution that you will never give up, how so small or big it is.. you