On 31st dec 2019
I didn't expect that I will get the appointment date on the same day when I have to drop my sister to kasaragod to her hostel. Anyways the travel was in the night, and I thought it will be a new experience to travel ernakulam and then kasaragod at a strech .
This blog is my experience of entirely contradictory response of people from different places.
Ernakulam
I had to take auto to the place where the appointment was scheduled and there was a confusion in the map.
The auto driver just wanted to complete his job of dropping me somewhere and eventually I told him to drop me at one place and settled him. Luckily the scheduled place was not far away and I reached there on time.
When I was coming back I took the auto, This time there was no change left in my pocket to settle this auto driver's payment. Eventually I had to ask all shopkeepers around. I was surprised that nobody was having change for ₹500 initially then I realised that no one was interested to help me. Then I saw a bakery and uniformed cashier moving his fingers on the cash like he was playing cards. There also was one foreigner standing besides me waiting for change after buying something. Unhesitant with a strong hope, I asked him change for ₹500. He looked at me and said he don't have. Without saying anything, I looked at his eyes with a pity on my face, he took away his eyes and asked me I have 200 & 100 change, Is it okay. Now, "you came to the track" was my first thought. Suddenly, the foreigner customer lady once again came and asked change for ₹500. Without any talk he gave her the change with smile. I told that lady that I am also standing for change for ₹500 for sometime here now. She smiled and replied buy something, he will immediately give you change. That changed reaction of the cashier completely and immediately he took the note and gave back the change.
I realised later that auto driver left the place when he saw my difficulty to collect the cash.
Kasaragod
It was early morning 6.30 AM when I dropped my sister to her hostel. I had my breakfast from the nearby hotel and took a superfast bus.
The bus was so fast, I didn't realise that kasaragod has gone back long by. Conductor came to me and asked where do you want to go once again. I told him that I brought the ticket already for kasaragod.
Kasaragod is gone long back he said.
Then I asked, OK where is bus going to stop next. Usually I've seen, if something happens like this in thrissur. The conductor becomes angry upon the travellers for being irresponsible. But he asked me where do you want to go in kasaragod? I replied to the railway station, oh.. When is your train he asked looking at his watch. I said that's okay I've not prebooked the train.
The bus stopped, he detailed me where to stand for the bus and also asked the other person getting down to help me out.
The other person stood with me till the bus came and I got into it. I asked his name and expressed my gratitude.
This made me realise that how people living in different places also have different behaviours and attitude towards others.
Then with a detailed introspection I found out that I'm a bit both, kasaragod and ernakulam in nature. Sometimes I am suspicious about people and hesitate to help, fearing forgery or betrayal.
But I think being inhuman totally will lead to a destructive society.
