Healing Aura

It’s the inherent wish of every human being to be respected and treated civilly. Some are just not given the circumstances, which would present them with an opportunity to command respect. And then there are some, who have been given the circumstances and the opportunities, but who even when they are shown respect, do not appreciate its worth. Yes, your question is indeed valid, “How do we know, they don’t appreciate its worth?” It’s simple really, because they don’t return it.

There’s an incident, which comes to my mind. Once I had accompanied my mother to a wedding held in a village in Nerul. My son was also with us. The host was one of my mother’s colleagues from office, with a humble background. The wedding was to be held in the ground in front of his house, like it’s always done in villages. The entire village chips in, helping with the cooking of the wedding dinner and also with other arrangements like the music, flowers and the colorful tents.

We were taken to the tables, where dinner was being served. You had a choice between vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. My son and I both are incorrigible non-vegetarians. The fare was simple. One plain curry, rice and the non-vegetarian dish, no chapattis, and plain water to drink. My son looked from the plate to my face, I smiled at him. We started eating. My son finished his meal in record time and took a second helping as well.

The cuisine was typically local and spicy, but tasty nevertheless. And all through the meal, miraculously our water glasses were never empty. Children my son’s age kept refilling them. There was one particular boy, who had a serious and determined bearing. I thanked him, the third time he refilled my glass. My son, taking my cue thanked him as well. Little did he expect the boy to return back with “You are welcome!”

After the meal was over, my son personally sought out the host and thanked him for a meal he would never ever forget for his entire life, he even went to the extent of saying it was “better than continental cuisine”, though he has never had a continental meal in his life!! When the host suggested cooking the same non-vegetarian dish for his wedding maybe fifteen years hence, he readily agreed!! He admitted to me, “My glass was not without water even for a second mom, I have never been shown so much respect in my whole life!” I had not thought of the ever filled water glasses from this angle, I was touched deeply, and it made me happy and wiser to learn from someone so young.

Irrespective of circumstances, every human being deserves to be respected. And if you give respect and civil treatment to others, you get it in return. A small nine-year old also likes to be respected as the above incident shows. Whether it is a laborer or a manager, all work is equal and people should not be respected or disrespected based on what work they do. It’s just people’s circumstances, which determine what opportunities they get. Given the right circumstances, even your driver could be the esteemed passenger in the back seat.