As usual, Monday mornings are tiresome.Perhaps have to mentally as well as physically pick up ourselves from the bed and get back to work. We had dinner at a friends house previous night.
It was a private party with only the near and dear ones. It was a seven-course meal spread, with a taste of “ghar ka khaana” not the catering one and a large house with an excellent décor. All the possible things you could think of were served by neatly dressed uniformed waiters. I am a type of a person who prefers house party and was curious to know how my friend arranged all this and wanted to definitely take down reference which would help me in future.
My curiosity increased when I saw an old lady inside the kitchen area managing all these activities. She was pretty old, with a sparkle in her eyes, white crown with hardly any black strands left, a saree which she carried gracefully, and wore a beautiful smile on her face.
I was a bit furious about my friend thinking that how she can she hire someone who is so old to do household chores. Couldn’t control my inquisitiveness and just went to her and abruptly asked her “Can you give me the reference of this catering” She replied “Of course! Give me a moment!” hurried with her work. To this, I again interrupted her, this time fiercely “Who is this old lady?” She replied, “Well she is the one you are looking for.” Me: “What do you mean?” She said “Catering lady, sweetheart”. I was in a state of shock, that how an old lady could handle such mouth-watering cuisine. None of the dishes were Indian, the meal had Italian and Chinese dishes. For another half an hour I couldn’t interact with others.
Looking at me my friend understood what was troubling me. She took me inside in another room, where she narrated the whole story to me. That old lady was the wife of her driver who passed away 6 months back. His son refused to take her responsibilities. My friend decided to keep her at her house and give food and shelter since her husband had served their family for ages with complete loyalty and honesty. But this dignified lady didn’t want to get anything as a favor so she requested to let her take care of the cooking chores since cooking was her forte. Living in this modern age very soon she realized that just Indian food was not what we were looking up to, and with her full enthusiasm she started learning Italian and Chinese dishes.
It was so motivating to see a lady who is not so educated but still have that fire of self-respect and being independent and start something new at the age of 65. I realized that most of the times we underestimate ourselves. There is something unique in each one of us. We just need to know ourselves rather than understanding the whole world. Why be dependent, when you have the opportunity to be independent. Independence does not bring attitude it makes a person grounded. So before we give up on something, try at least twice not to give up. Take your work as a challenge. There is no value to success without failure. So Keep trying!! Don't Stop!!
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