After a long shopping day, we decided to rest our butt and legs for a while.
While we were searching for a hotel, ma friend Vari, went to the IDBI ATM at Malad(W). A watchman in his late 60's who was reading newspaper stood as Vari reached near the door. Vari minted out as much he needed from the 4feet-minting machine. The watchman stood still until Vari finished his transaction. They both smiled at eachother and we left from that place. Since then, i noticed something was going in Vari's mind. He then stopped by a general store, bought a dairy milk and asked me to wait until he comes back. It was very difficult for me to digest Vari's sudden change in behaviour. He took a u-turn and went near the old watchman sitting outside the ATM, i too followed him. Vari whispered "Uncle, Happy Diwali" and gave him that dairy milk. That old man looked at Vari for few seconds, smiled and offered his hand to Vari and said "Thank you saab". I could read the happiness on that Uncle's face. I guess that was the best thing happened to him that day, infact in the recent past.
Vari immediately, left from that ATM, winked at me asked, "Ab chale??".
We didn't have any discussion on that topic after that.
When everyone was celebrating diwali with family and friends, there are people like that old watchman busy at work. I am sure, Vari has brought a smile not only on that person's face but also touched his heart.
