Yesterday was a rotten day. By the end of it, I was emotionally bruised and very tired. I was craving warmth, affection and comfort. Meghu and I were returning home from a late dinner on a cycle rickshaw, with me feeling unloved, disrespected and violated. Heavy feelings, these!
Obviously I wasn't expecting to reach out to anyone this day! But just as we were nearing home, I noticed that my rickshaw man was wearing just a thin shirt in such cold weather. The moment I saw an opportunity to expand my umbrella, my mind was off my sadness temporarily. We reached our destination and paid him. Then I asked him why he wasn't wearing a sweater..Was he not feeling cold? He replied saying he forgot to bring, and then muttered that he will buy one soon. I don't know what the truth was, but I knew it was very cold in that moment, and he didn't have much to keep himself warm.
I asked him if he could wait a couple of minutes, I could get him a sweater. Meghu and I were excited, we could infuse a bad day with some Light! So we found him a spare sweater (one of Meghu's that's perfectly warm, but for the 'bubbling' on its surface). I also took him a pair of hand-gloves.
When we finally presented him those, and he had worn his new sweater immediately, I think all 3 of us were too overwhelmed to speak much. He tried to thank, and we could manage a bye. But there was such an unexpected goodness in the moment, none of us had anticipated that we will get an opportunity to bring someone under the Umbrella, and he will get a sweater.
On reflection, I feel that this was the Universe's trailer to show me that I was on the right track with my intention of Project WinterWarmth!
:)
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