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Recently I got my mobile repaired. It was out of order
from long. Today, I was watching all the photos of media gallery of the mobile.
At one photo, my eyes stopped for a while. Oh! I had taken her photo that day
.Her photo reminded me the whole incident that took place last year in July or
August.
It was afternoon and after having lunch from a restaurant at Hyderguda, I was waiting for bus to reach Rajendra Nagar. The bus stop is nearby traffic signal and I along with some passengers, was waiting for bus at road side. I saw a handicapped lady beggar was pestering all the passengers for alms. Her left leg was amputated from below the knee and she was dragging herself to reach the passengers. That day temperature was very high and passengers were quite uncomfortable standing in scorching sunlight. In addition to that, the beggar was nothing but a pest to them. Most of them were either scolding or avoiding her. Without bothering the treatments of the passengers, she kept on importuning for alms. I went under the shade of a shop to avoid sunlight and from there I was watching the whole happening.
I saw, suddenly a car came on the pavement from the back street. As everybody was watching main road traffic, this sudden arrival of the car surprised them. Some of the passengers took one or two step back to give the way for car to go. The lady beggar, too, dragged herself towards the shop to avoid accident but unfortunately her amputated limb came under the wheel. The wheel came over the tip of the amputated limb and she cried loudly. Hearing her cry, the driver immediately stopped the car and came out of it. In fact, he was not the driver but the owner of the car. After getting down the car without bothering her pain he profusely abused the lady beggar and commanded her to sit at the last edge of the road. The lady beggar was writhing in pain and holding the amputated limb on the hands, she was vigorously blowing winds from her mouth on it. She must have been feeling burning sensation on the limbs. I immediately noted down the number of the car, thinking that it may require if she complains to police. It was completely car owner’s mistakes. He came on the road from the street suddenly, without making any sound or honking the horn. Meanwhile all the passengers gathered around the lady beggar. The car owner was feeling an unsaid pressure from the passengers. Thankfully, the lady beggar got only some bruises on the limbs. As wheel was on the limbs, it put tremendous pressure on the nerve system, so she was feeling burning sensations otherwise it was not so big injury. Giving a disdain look, the car owner took some money from the purse and tried to give that to the lady beggar. She refused. He again added some more money and then tried to give her, but without uttering a word, she gave the car owner a very stern look. He could not stand it. Keeping money in the pocket, he again abused her. Then, he sat on the car and sped off. Seeing him leaving, the lady beggar dragged herself and anyhow picked up two stones that was nearby her and vigorously threw at the car. I could not resist smiling. Who says—revolution cannot take place in our country! Meanwhile a bus came and most of the passenger got on that bus. Two- three labor looking passengers were with her. One passenger brought banana for her; other gave her twenty or thirty rupees. I went to nearby medical shop and brought handiplast, detol & bandage for her.
It is almost more than one year passed but still I am unable to forget the accident, the uncouth and unsympathetic behavior of the car owner and the reaction of the handicapped lady beggar.
It was afternoon and after having lunch from a restaurant at Hyderguda, I was waiting for bus to reach Rajendra Nagar. The bus stop is nearby traffic signal and I along with some passengers, was waiting for bus at road side. I saw a handicapped lady beggar was pestering all the passengers for alms. Her left leg was amputated from below the knee and she was dragging herself to reach the passengers. That day temperature was very high and passengers were quite uncomfortable standing in scorching sunlight. In addition to that, the beggar was nothing but a pest to them. Most of them were either scolding or avoiding her. Without bothering the treatments of the passengers, she kept on importuning for alms. I went under the shade of a shop to avoid sunlight and from there I was watching the whole happening.
I saw, suddenly a car came on the pavement from the back street. As everybody was watching main road traffic, this sudden arrival of the car surprised them. Some of the passengers took one or two step back to give the way for car to go. The lady beggar, too, dragged herself towards the shop to avoid accident but unfortunately her amputated limb came under the wheel. The wheel came over the tip of the amputated limb and she cried loudly. Hearing her cry, the driver immediately stopped the car and came out of it. In fact, he was not the driver but the owner of the car. After getting down the car without bothering her pain he profusely abused the lady beggar and commanded her to sit at the last edge of the road. The lady beggar was writhing in pain and holding the amputated limb on the hands, she was vigorously blowing winds from her mouth on it. She must have been feeling burning sensation on the limbs. I immediately noted down the number of the car, thinking that it may require if she complains to police. It was completely car owner’s mistakes. He came on the road from the street suddenly, without making any sound or honking the horn. Meanwhile all the passengers gathered around the lady beggar. The car owner was feeling an unsaid pressure from the passengers. Thankfully, the lady beggar got only some bruises on the limbs. As wheel was on the limbs, it put tremendous pressure on the nerve system, so she was feeling burning sensations otherwise it was not so big injury. Giving a disdain look, the car owner took some money from the purse and tried to give that to the lady beggar. She refused. He again added some more money and then tried to give her, but without uttering a word, she gave the car owner a very stern look. He could not stand it. Keeping money in the pocket, he again abused her. Then, he sat on the car and sped off. Seeing him leaving, the lady beggar dragged herself and anyhow picked up two stones that was nearby her and vigorously threw at the car. I could not resist smiling. Who says—revolution cannot take place in our country! Meanwhile a bus came and most of the passenger got on that bus. Two- three labor looking passengers were with her. One passenger brought banana for her; other gave her twenty or thirty rupees. I went to nearby medical shop and brought handiplast, detol & bandage for her.
It is almost more than one year passed but still I am unable to forget the accident, the uncouth and unsympathetic behavior of the car owner and the reaction of the handicapped lady beggar.
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