An old man sells vegetables on the street sitting in a very small enclosure that he’s constructed for himself. He lives alone and he manages everything by himself. Many people refrain from buying his vegetables for various reasons.
He does not keep the fresh stock most of the times as his old and weak legs do not allow him to constantly travel for procuring them. His age has made him passive and tired, failing him from competing against the other sellers in the street who are young and energetic, attracting customers by making their presence felt with their heavy shouting slangs and with the copious amounts of fresh stock made readily available for the customers.
The old man still lives on. Although he is now very old and is incapable of competing against the young and energetic ones, he tries his best to keep those few customers who approach him happy. He possesses magnanimous character as he presents the customer always with a bit more quantity of vegetables than what he is supposed to give, and he always yields first in a bargain, losing intentionally to see the smile in the customer’s face.
The strong legs have now become weak, the shout and the energy have now ceased to nothingness, the flair and the adeptness required for a healthy competition have now left him, but there’s not a notable trace of a scar in the noble character of the person.
Saturday, 21 May 2016
Magnanimous old man...
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