Just like that...!

I had suddenly realized that traveling in the subway had become more meaningful than before but I also have a risk of getting obsessed about it and may end up writing unnecessary stuff but few brief incidents happened in the past few days and I witnessed them. I found them funny and interesting but pardon me if you were expecting more than what you got through this post .... :)

This is in the Metro North train at Grand Central Station filled with Wall Street Execs and finance professionals. A couple boards a coach with a baby in a stroller. The mom (most probably) picks up the baby and dad (may be) turns to the people and declares "we have a ticket and we do not have the money to buy a second ticket, please help us buy another ticket by raising that amount. I'll buy the ticket in front of you upstairs." With generosity, people pulled out $1 bills from their pockets and gave him with a smile. He thanked every one and moved on. Those who did not give anything (including me) either kept looking down or looked around and saw the "generous"people saying "poor man he should be helped, they have a baby and can't get a second ticket." The person next to me had been generous too and looked at me as if I missed a great opportunity to wash off my sin collected since the past 3 decades. Soon enough one of them noticed the couple in the next coach and asking for money. A sudden realization hit the generous group as a lightening. One of the ladies exclaimed "Oh My God, he was begging?!" "He is asking for money in each compartment to other people. He is cheating!" The person next to me looked at me again and said "his story seemed so real, man he is a beggar!" now I looked at him as if I had never seen such a creation of God... and wanted to ask him since when did people stop recognizing beggars and who stands being inconsiderate now??