MY TALK WITH THE RIKSHAWAALA



It was the time of EID  we   celebrate it with whole lot of friends and Relatives i was coming back from a friend, at around 3 pm  my bike got punctured, i was so disgusted.
As it was noon no tyre shop was opened, 

Then I saw a RIKSHAW walla
he was old about 60 years had a white moustache, and white hair, he was lookin like he didnt had a bath for a few centuries, but he looked poor
I asked him whether there is any place where i could get my tube repaired, he replied with a great sense of help ( i donno wat dat mean but dat i felt) he said to follow him
I followed him walking taking my bike with me

He took me to a guy, i sat and the Rikshaw walla also sat down, i was so pleased with his attitude dat he helped me  waisted his time to help me

I asked him
" How much you earn in a day"

He said
" Not much Sahab 40-60 Rs. a day, nowadays nobody want to sit in a rikshaw, sometimes if any good persons sit they give tips, thats the only way i earn my living, but some quarell for 5-5 rs. sir, they dont understand how important for us are these money "
He told me as he is reading from a pre written script, i guess his emotions had not been out for years

i said
"only 40-60 rs. thats pitty low how many are there in your family"

he said
" me my old wife, a daughter, i had a son but...."
i thought he was dead but i asked
" what but"
he said 
" he went to mumbai to work in a factory.....
 he took 7500 from my old earnings which i saved for my daughters wedding
its been 4 years he dint return and the money is also gone"

I saw tears waiting to come from his eyes but his sensibility stopped the tears
,he said " i dont know why i told u this but i m feeling lighter now..."

i picked out my purse and gave 100 Rs. to him
he refused but he took at the end..., i  put my purse back,  the puncture walla said

" sahab its done"

i checked out and found a big bolt , i thought that some buddy intentionally punctured it
but i was in such a hurry to go back home that i dint give a thought to dat

then the rikshaw wallah said
" sahab eid nahi miloge ( wouldnt u hug me ) " as hugging a tradition in eid i hugged him

this time i was in tears........

i went back home thinking of the pittty life of that riksha wallah....


my 4 years old cousin  came and  said to give eidi ( money given to young ones in eid)




i put my hand in the pocket and i dint find the purse, i searched the whole my house and suddenly riksha wallah's word came in my mind " they dont understand how important for us are these money "
"

The whole scene got cleared in my mind
intentional puncture, the hug
i was feeling like i was cheated but i thought riksha wallah needed   that money

but one Question always triggers in my mind

WAS THAT STORY TRUE ??

I CAN NOT GET THE ANSWER I SUPPOSE