There are days and then there is one specific 'day' that stands out.
For me 21st Feb was one such day, not 'another' day indeed.
As a human being, I take pride and credit of showing compassion to known and unknown.
My philosophy is : you never know the struggle(s) a person is going through, the least you can do is to be compassionate.
Compassion : a not so small word with not so small meaning. This word is the crux of life.
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts/item/happiness_break_meeting_suffering_with_compassion
Going back to pre-Covid times..in the 2018, I met Farida at an organic vegetable stall. Her head covered with a scarf, almost no eyebrows, and she looked pale. She asked me a couple of questions about the fruits and veggies, and bought a few. We introduced to each other and then left the place. A couple of days later we met again. I was accompanying my daughter while she was busy playing with her friends.
Farida and I chatted and laughed. She was loving the sight of children playing, and rolling on the green grass. From our previous meeting, I knew she was undergoing treatment for a deadly disease. But seeing young life around lifted her mood. After this meeting we met once again and that was the last in the next 2-3 years to come due to Covid. We became friends on FB. I would seldom check on her health via messages.
During Covid she visited Mumbai for her treatment and appointments but we did not meet. After 2018, we met on the 21st Feb 2023! She had gotten off from FB due to a sad event in her life. She did not want to socialize anymore! I had changed my phone number and she could not direct contact me. Finally she found me from her alternative FB account that she had not operated for years.
We met over dinner. She wanted to meet Aadhya too. She hugged her and blessed her. It was so good to see her hair, and eyebrows that added beauty to her face. She did not look pale anymore. We chatted and chatted as though we knew each other from years.
I have this ability of connecting with people. Sometimes it turns out to be good and mostly not so good. Looking at her efforts for finding me, I was touched. She thanked me for just treating her as a normal individual while others treated her differently due to the disease. Never ever has anyone taken efforts or gone that extra mile to make me feel special. But Farida did! I wish her the choicest of blessings.
Certainly this day made me realize that you will be appreciated by the right person.
More than once, I have been in @#*t because of my over caring, and compassionate nature. It is clear that I can be fooled. But I am learning to be selective, I am learning to read people. I perhaps fail to come across as a strong confident female due to this soft side of mine. That is how I am!
Some of them think I am mediocre and not so intelligent and can be taken for granted. To each its own.
People who judge others need to get life. They judge achievers, over achievers and under achievers. According to them they are God's perfect creation but without compassion.
Cheers,
Trupti
PS: I forgot to click a picture with Farida. Sharing one from Google.
