Were you ever in a spot and someone just appeared to help you out?
One day, when I'd sent my children to school, I noticed that my daughter, then aged seven, had forgotten to take her lunchbox with her. I couldn't bear the thought of her going through a day at school with nothing to eat, so after I'd completed my morning work, I got ready and took the bus to the school. The bus was crowded and it was difficult to find standing room. The day was very hot. Also, I knew I'd have to walk for about ten minutes after getting off the bus. I searched anxiously in my purse for the change to pay for the fare.
The bus conductor stood in front of me, waiting for his fare. As I shifted uncomfortably, looking for the money, the young man's face broke into a smile.
"You're Nitin's mother," he said. I looked at him and remembered a young boy who looked very like him assisting in the van which used to bring my son Nitin, aged about six back then, to school…
One day, when I'd sent my children to school, I noticed that my daughter, then aged seven, had forgotten to take her lunchbox with her. I couldn't bear the thought of her going through a day at school with nothing to eat, so after I'd completed my morning work, I got ready and took the bus to the school. The bus was crowded and it was difficult to find standing room. The day was very hot. Also, I knew I'd have to walk for about ten minutes after getting off the bus. I searched anxiously in my purse for the change to pay for the fare.
The bus conductor stood in front of me, waiting for his fare. As I shifted uncomfortably, looking for the money, the young man's face broke into a smile.
"You're Nitin's mother," he said. I looked at him and remembered a young boy who looked very like him assisting in the van which used to bring my son Nitin, aged about six back then, to school…