Wednesday, February 18, 2009

A smile for me


There are hundred of languages in the world, but a smile speaks them all.
Her face and heart did not seem to have seen much of laughter. Her lips hardly seemed to curve to give a smile. Neighbors said it is very rare to see her smile. She did not pose the figure of being friendly to her neighbors. She stays all alone in her flat.


I saw her when I went to pay my electricity bill. She was standing ahead of me in the long queue. Standing for long under the heat made her sit down. As her turn came, she handed over the EB card and some cash to the counter lady. When her card, receipt and balance were returned to her, we saw our lady standing without any response as if in a trance. All efforts to call her seemed to fall into deaf ears. An elderly lady sought my help in making her sit down. The EB employee offered a bottle of water, which, I gave to this lady. She just took a sip and handed it back to me. I collected her card, receipt and the balance and helped her keep them in her bag. I offered to take her home which she refused. A few minutes after sitting down, she picked herself up and started to walk. I came to know then from my friend that this lady stayed in the apartments where we stayed.

I still neither know her name nor do I have any other information about her. I had not done much for her that day and I wish I could have done more. But I was rewarded beautifully for this simple gesture of mine.
And the reward is this:
Whenever she sees me, her lips curve to give me a beautiful smile.

7 comments:

A New Beginning said...

Its the greatest gift of all, a smile full of gratitude. Lovely post:)

lakshmi said...

Hi (A New Beginning)
Thanks a lot
yes smile is the greatest gift
and here is one for you

:)

KParthasarathi said...

You showed a good gesture to the lady possibly the only sunshine in her life.Little wonder she returns it with her rare smiles exclusively for you.
A simple incident with a great message narrated well.

lakshmi said...

thanks a ton KP Sir

Rugma said...

you are worth a smile....coz a smile, according to me, costs not a penny but a heart full of lovely effect....
nice post....and nice of you to give a helping hand...

lakshmi said...

thanks pretty angel

Manivannan Sadasivam said...

That's great! You must have touched her deeply by your simple gesture that's what is reflected back by her hearty smile.

You've soulfully narrated it :)(my reward)