I was travelling to office by train. Couple of stations later a small girl of about 6-7 years of age, bit sleepy in her head, got in, and began begging for money or food. Few people gave, few continued dozing, few ignored, and few pretended to be asleep to avoid refusing the little girl. One guy who was standing at the entrance door, called her and asked her name, and then gave her a note of hundred rupees. The girl said thank you and went about resuming her begging. She was about to put it in her pocket when she noticed that it was a hundred rupee note. She was wide awake. But conscience didn’t allow her to pocket it immediately. She went back to that man and said - sir, you gave me hundred rupees. Hope it’s not a mistake. - the man just smiled and patted her head. Off she went dancing and yelling to her mom who was begging in the next train compartment. - mom, I won a lottery. - mom looked at the man who had given her that money and smiled.
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