What we have to learn??

I was travelling in an express train from Mumbai to Shalimar (Kolkata), India. The train did not had a pantry car facility. That means if you are travelling for long route, either you have to carry your eating items  or else you need to purchase eatbles from platforms, or local vendors (who sells different food items) in side the train coach. I was not aware about the pantry car facility and boarded on the train without carrying own eatbles. I was alone and the journey was going fine..

It was evening time and I required some snacks to eat. A vendor (Young Healthy Man, aged about 30yrs) was selling snacks like cakes, biscuits, chips, namkin, etc…,. I thought to get some  chips to eat. When asked the same to the seller. He asked me a price higher than the printed Maximum Retail Price (MRP.). when I argued.. He denied to sell the item with MRP, as it was a helpless situation for me. I compromised and bought it.

Later few hour, I experienced couple of example that is completely its counterpart. I was forced to think about it.  I saw a  handicapped person instead of begging, he was selling packed chikki (a type of dry Indian sweet made from peanut), it was from a known brand as well. However, when I asked for the price he took less price than the MRP. I was surprised !! When I asked him “Why you are selling the product less than MRP?? Are you getting enough profit for maintaining your living cost??” He said “No Sir! I am getting the profit that I should get and deserve. Anyway, I dont want to cheat the public. “. I was surprised.!! A handicapped man who can not do much for his living has got this high moral and character. And simultaneously living the life with this.  However, the another healthy man, who was selling snacks and can do much more, is cheating people and taking advantage of the situations (of not having a pantry car in the train). I feel happy to met this handicapped man of high moral. I purchased two chikki from him.

Again, within few hours, I encountered simillar situation, another man who was partially blind was selling “Aam Papad” (Indian Sweet usually made from drying the Mango Juice). He was selling the product below MRP. When enquired about this selling with discounted price. He clarified “Sir I am getting enough profit with this discounted price and I don’t need much. The buyer should also get benefit na! ” . I was again amazed  and compared the experience which I had gathered from that earlier healthy man. Though I was not in a need, But I bought one packet from him.

After witnessing this cascade of incidents..
I thought for a long, smiled and talked with myself..  “This is the life.. some of the stronger people are rulling and dominating by one or another means. However, some of the people from comparatively weaker section are living in high morality and enjoying their life…”

I remain inconclusive…