![]() ![]() His children don't know that he is a vegetable hawker. His two sons are well off and two daughters are married. Some 20 years back he was in a job as a land ouste in a nearby dam project. After eating the biscuits and drinking water, he starts talking about his family. Initially he was very reluctant to accept the biscuits. I give him 4 to 5 pieces of biscuits and water to drink. I ask the old man to sit and make him comfortable. The old man comes with spinach on a Sunday morning. My wife was away in my hometown with my daughter who was preparing for her medical entrance examinations. ![]() It is the most enjoyable process of buying and selling love. This whole process is not about buying and selling some spinach or some vegetables. When I ask why she is giving extra, she asks, "If you can give me many things for free, why can't I?". Suppose we pay ten rupees, he gives rupees 15 to 20 worth of spinach or vegetables. The old lady always gives more compared to the amount of money we pay. And the conversation that accompanies the buying buys a lot of free positivity, which makes my time productive throughout the buy. So whenever they come they know we are going to buy something. We shall never turn them away without buying. On one occasion I overheard the old man saying to my wife "our saheb is a very good person." My wife and I have decided every time they come we will buy something from them. Their facial expressions radiate blessings for me and my family. ![]() How those blankets had saved them from chilly days.How they find comfort in those blankets etc. They still speak about those blankets time and again. I usually ask about their well-being and chit chat with them. Every time they come we keep spinach and other vegetables from them. Of all the vendors coming to my place, I have befriended two old vendors, both are senior citizens above 70. In addition to a variety of their farm grown spinach, they at times bring cauliflower,cabbage, pumpkin flower,radish,raw banana etc. Everyday some or other spinach hawker comes for door to door sales. ![]()
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