#review
Dear Diary,
Today was a significant day, for a small town person like me, who had been pushed out of my comfort zone due to unemployment.
As I ventured out, for my first job interview, I was overwhelmed by the pollution which was so intense that I nearly fainted. In his hurry, the poor rickshaw driver missed a signal and had to pay double the penalty. 'During the peak rush hours, corruption is also at its peak', quipped the driver and drove off nonchalantly.
Surviving the obnoxious gases, I reached the venue and approached a tea stall, only surprised to see a 10 year old lad. Child labour stared at me, and I felt remorse for the society that we had turned into. "Why aren't you going to school? Where are your parents?"
"My mother is blind, sir. She used to manage this stall, but an infection in her eyes caused her to stop. The lack of affordable healthcare made her lose her eyesight forever", he replied and walked off, symbolising the never-say-die spirit of this city.
My tryst with this city had started. Trashing my resume I called up my friend, who has started a NGO.
#shorystory #ranjiwrites
Dear Diary,
Today was a significant day, for a small town person like me, who had been pushed out of my comfort zone due to unemployment.
As I ventured out, for my first job interview, I was overwhelmed by the pollution which was so intense that I nearly fainted. In his hurry, the poor rickshaw driver missed a signal and had to pay double the penalty. 'During the peak rush hours, corruption is also at its peak', quipped the driver and drove off nonchalantly.
Surviving the obnoxious gases, I reached the venue and approached a tea stall, only surprised to see a 10 year old lad. Child labour stared at me, and I felt remorse for the society that we had turned into. "Why aren't you going to school? Where are your parents?"
"My mother is blind, sir. She used to manage this stall, but an infection in her eyes caused her to stop. The lack of affordable healthcare made her lose her eyesight forever", he replied and walked off, symbolising the never-say-die spirit of this city.
My tryst with this city had started. Trashing my resume I called up my friend, who has started a NGO.
#shorystory #ranjiwrites