Life teaches us to tend to our own; whether through trials and tribulations or through efforts and experience. However, a helping hand, in our daily life, sounds good, doesn’t it? It makes life smoother, helps us negotiate the bumps better and provides a support that eases out seemingly mundane but in reality paralyzing situations.
Our neighbour is a high-ranking government official, whom when we first met, seemed unsure if he wanted to leave his spacious government bungalow and shift to a flat, albeit his own. I didn’t quite comprehend his hesitation, being excited myself. However, over a series of interactions, I realized that a lifetime of facilities as simple as securing a helping hand for malfunctioning pipes, wires and bricks, was the source of this conflict. Would life not be a dream run, if today you get the option of such a helping hand?
Life is like a maze; however unlike a maze no turn can be defined definitely as right or wrong, for the simple reason that everything in life is a relative concept. Our sense of comfort, safety, success, happiness, honesty and most other oft used parameters differ from one to the other. For me comfort may be taking a shower, while for someone it is getting the five buckets of water each day. For me happiness may be the cool comforts of my air-conditioned office, while for someone it may be just getting a job with an adequate salary.
Human beings are the most adaptive creatures in this world and that is why we have survived all the odds to evolve and develop. However, this very maze would become more negotiable and less daunting with some road signs at crucial junctures, which help you in your journey. Today, if someone cares enough to lend you that helping hand, is it not the right decision to take the opportunity?
I was in office, when my mother who had ventured out of the front door, to deposit the garbage bag, got shut with a blast of wind that decided to blow just then. I had to come all the way from office to resolve the situation. Another day, another city and the kitchen tap came loose from its hinges. Another house, another individual and another such story! Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Everyday things, though small, are important enough to temper with your work and leisure moments.
A friend, who had spent a lifetime in the US, was back. They had always lived in societies that were run like companies, with in-house offices that took care of all your house related problems. She was pleasantly surprised when she learned that today that same facility is available right here, right in this city! Would you not like to avail of such an opportunity?
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