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By SADIA WALI
The Other Pair’ an inspirational and motivational video clip made me realized that we need to change our thinking, We must aspire to help, share or give without expecting anything in return as it is truly said, The smallest good deed is worth a thousand grand intentions.
The next scene was so inspiring; the poor boy was sitting on the ground around the railway track, while his counterpart was sitting with his father, waiting for the arrival of the train. As the train arrived, the boy along with his father rushed towards the train. While boarding the train, one of his shoes slipped off and fell on the ground. The poor boy saw the shoe lying; he remembered that he had seen them before. The train started moving, he saw the boy looking at his shoe from the passenger train door. The poor boy picked up the shoe and started running after the train in an attempt to give the shoe back. He ran desperately after the train but was unable to catch up with it. In vain, he threw the shoe as far as he could, hoping that the boy standing on the door could catch it. But the train moved faster and the shoe fell down on the track.
To our amazement, the boy inside the train began to smile, took off his other pair and threw it on the platform where the poor boy was standing. The clip ended with the two boys smiling and waving at each other.
The poor boy although yearning for those pair of shoes, threw it towards
the boy standing inside the train and what a superb act by that
child who smiled and took off the other pair and threw it towards the track.
These emotional scenes left me with tears in my eyes.
I was left thinking how would we have reacted if we faced a similar situation.
Our whole journey would be affected by the ‘loss’ of the shoe. We would be upset
and eager to buy another pair soon. Would we even have thought of throwing the
one shoe we had for someone else?
As I watched this stirring video clip, I remembered the story of Gandhi I read sometime
back and on whom this movie clip is based. I would like to share
an excerpt with the readers.
These inspirational acts make me wonder why we don’t think of celebrating
small acts of happiness. When you give unconditionally, it comes back unconditionally.
This is only possible if we show non- attachment to material things
such as our wealth and possessions.
As Buddha says,
“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the
candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”
This video teaches us so many things about life and the world we live in. If you have the passion to improve lives around you, If you desire to make an ever- lasting impact, light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.”