Faith. Hope and Trust (Story)

                  Faith Hope And Trust

This article was shared by Hetvi Vora

The phone rings at the local reliance energy help line number. The man in his mid 40s answers the call in a typical north Indian accent. The man on the line was a small time provision store owner from a suburb in Bombay.

He said “sir ji since the past 2-3 days there has been no street lights in our locality my kerosene bulb is the only source of light on the street sir. Please do the needful sir ji”. The man ensured him that his complain has been filed and he will do the needful

India is always considered to be a country of bureaucrats not much has changed since then but definitely there has been improvement. The following day again two cars were on the verge of colliding into one another on the same road. Scared, the shop keeper again quickly dialled the helpline number. On receiving the second call the officer assured him that one of the electricians from their office will do the needful.

Sunil’s life was almost finished the day his parents left him one by one. His father died in his arms to malaria and his mother pushed the daisies a little later the same year though. The young and street smart Sunil now had changed and his purpose of living was lost .Barely 18, Sunil joined  his uncle’s small time electric shop to meet his daily needs and to repay the loans he had taken during his father’s illness . Sunil’s uncle although a kind hearted man was a miser! So Madan uncle, as he was fondly called, received a call from reliance energy to repair a chain of street lights which were falling under his area! Madan uncle was in a contract with reliance for a particular zone. Sunil was sent off to repair the street lights.

After having found out the cause for the lights not working and having repaired it, he decided to call Madan uncle. After sighting a small provision store in the vicinity and finding a calling booth in it, he walked towards the store and called Madan uncle.

After speaking to Madan uncle, Sunil searched his pocket for a rupee coin. The shopkeeper who happened to overhear the conversation told Sunil that he was the one who complained for the street lights. Sunil gave him a half smile which was maybe the first time he had smiled after his parents died and he placed a rupee next to the phone . The shopkeeper moved his hand near the phone and finally found the rupee and put it in his pocket.

 Sunil realized the fact that the shopkeeper nayan, meaning eyes in Hindi, lacked vision but still followed it up with the authorities so that people would not live in the dark as he did.

                                                                                         

Living in the dark in its true meaning was a life lived by Sunil himself.
Sunil thanked nayan and appreciated his vision in its true sense. After the encounter Sunil had with nayan, his life changed as he realized it is or it wasn’t always about living for a few selected people or for that matter for himself. Sunil was a new MAN AND NAYAN WAS A VISIONARY WHO SAW AND CONQUERED IT ALL INSPITE OF HIS LACK OF VISION!!!!!!!


P.S - THE LIGHTS ON THE STREET NEVER WENT OFF BECAUSE NAYAN ALWAYS ILLUMINATED IT WITH HIS VISION…

                                                                                                         -Hetvi Vora

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