In a bank, while waiting for our turn to meet the manager, I noticed my father watching something keenly. I followed his gaze and saw a toddler sitting on the floor. The kid looked around for a while and then began to crawl under the chairs in the waiting area. She bumped her head on some chairs but she kept going. She stopped and smiled when she neared a piece of shiny paper. She sat, picked the paper and began exploring. She looked around momentarily; probably searching for her parents, then went back to exploring her new-found treasure. Nobody disturbed her. She often smiled to herself. Suddenly, the mother appeared, lifted the kid from under the chair and carried her to one of the counters in the bank. The kid fiddled with the paper she had picked. The mother noticed the paper, gently took it from the kid and dropped it on the floor. The kid looked at the mother for a moment with a confused expression and then began to wail. The mother was embarrassed as she got the...
A collection of inspiring moments from my life. ~ Ananth Gunasekaran