Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Humanitarian purpose

                                            Humanitarian purpose
It was a restaurant in Paris, France. An adult boy came to restaurant. He was feeling hungry. He sat on a chair which was vacant and waited for waiter. Waiter came and boy ordered everything what is available on hotel ! Waiter was surprised. But he didn't question the boy. Waiter brought everything available in hotel. He watched as the boy hurriedly ate all those.
After quenching his hunger, boy looked at waiter . Waiter came and gave him the bill. Then boy told waiter that he don't have any money to pay. He was very hungry and ordered all without thinking the consequences. He pleaded the waiter to help.
Waiter saw boy's face and he came to know that boy was saying truth. Waiter said he will pay the bill by his own money. Boy thanked him and asked the waiter for his address. Boy said he will send the money as soon as he reach his city. Waiter thought that it is  the same dialogue everyone says. He gave his address to boy. Boy thanked him and left.
Waiter had forgotten the incident.  One day waiter received a letter from Russia. It was from Stallin. Waiter thought it may not be for him. But letter was addressed to him. He tore the letter. Inside, he saw some money and a thanksgiving letter from Stallin himself. The boy who had come to restaurant , was Stallin himself. Stallin returned the money waiter had paid for his lunch.
But waiter returned the money in next post itself. He said he has helped the boy without knowing who he was. In Stallin's place, if there is someone else, he would have helped. Waiter said he has helped only on humanitarian ground. Stallin was very hungry and waiter helped a man who was in need of food. Waiter said the help done on humanitarian ground, can not be paid in cash.

1 comment:

  1. a very nice story, first time for me. but the moral is the right one. that is why we have ATHITHI DEVOBHAVA, ANNA DAANA SHRESHTA DANA (LIKE THEY DO IN DHARMASTHALA, UDUPI, ETC) - ESP FOR THE VERY NEEDY, HUNGRY ONES, THE "PHALA" IS GREATER; deserving jeevas, whether birds, cats, dogs, humans, must be fed.

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