Friday, September 24, 2010

What is sauce for the goose

I was relaxing in bed with a novel in my hand after cleaning the showcase for the ensuing nine-day festival.My maid was mopping the floors. A young girl of 12 years, she was sincere in her work.I could always see some unspoken fear in her eyes whenever I talked to her.May be, it was my serious look and stern disposition she had witnessed when I deal with my kids of her age.

I heard a loud clang and a gasp. I rushed out to see the girl had dropped two cups and saucers in China left on the dining table by my careless kids.The girl slowly raised her head to look at me from the floor where she was picking the broken pieces.I could see the panic and trepidation in her eyes as she started crying.She expected me to turn furious as the crockery was bought only a week earlier.The panic in her face turned into bewilderment when she saw me smiling and telling her ‘Never mind,it happens to all.Be careful,the sharp pieces may hurt your fingers’.


The little girl did not know that I had an hour earlier accidentally dropped a Chinese vase brought by my husband from China.

10 comments:

  1. Nice story there. How our perspectives and attitudes change with experience!

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  2. Well, was tthe he lady really kind or was she able to feel with maid having broken a vase herself, will the girl be more careful or take the advantage of the magnanimity of her mistress… none of these mattes I guess… for me what matters is:
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    Superb story with perfect ending!!!!

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  3. Accidents are inevitable. Its a nice story and shows the positive attitude of the owner towards her domestic help. It could happen to anyone.

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  4. It is always so nice to read your blog. I like the way you highlight the nobler character and values of a person. This is what I look forward to in your every post.

    Thank you for this pleasure.
    God bless you and your family.

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  5. The story is very nice. Everybody makes mistakes but how you deal with them is very important. Being a mother of two I do not always deal with the situation in the right manner. But it is important we analyze the situation and realize that accidents do happen. The only thing I would have asked the author to change would have been the girls age. I am not for small girls working as domestic help. But as usual, nicely written
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  6. It happens to everyone and most of us don't react as said in the story. We blame others.... Maamiyaar odachaa.....

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  7. Dear Partha,
    Good Morning!
    So,both of us published posts yesterday.:)
    Attitudes make a lot of difference.Forgiving and gentle words with domestic help do wonders.But Partha child labour is prohibited.Let her go to school.
    The story is short and leaves a good message;but this age factor is a proble.
    Wishing you a wonderful day,
    Sasneham,
    Anu

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  8. nice, the lady understood how it is when mistakes happen that cannot be helped, such understanding people are quite rare but they do exist, thank God for that!

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  9. good thought.mistakes can happen, nobody does them knowingly.

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  10. Experience brought a change in heart.

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