A Box Of Sweets
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--Samir Patel
1 minute read
Nov 21, 2011

 

Sometime last year, Madhu noticed one morning that someone had thrown a big stone on his car's windshield and broken the entire glass.  Apparently, Madhu had mistakenly parked in the neighbor's parking spot and he knew that his neighbor had done it (knowing him and his anger in past interactions).   Now, this dramatic behavior got both of us pretty worked up.  There were lots of stones nearby :) and we could've easily thrown one at his wind-shield and be done with it.  But instead, Madhu thought of going up (top floor of apartment building) to his place and taking a box of sweets!  He was not home, but we left it with the offering his wife, alongside a note.  We had never been to their place so we sat down and talked to his wife for a bit.  After a few months, when that family had relocated, he left an envelope with cash (exact cost of replacing the glass) with the building manager.  I think he was "moved by love". :)

 

Posted by Samir Patel on Nov 21, 2011


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