I was at ‘Sea view’ Karachi as usual
on a weekend. Normally I visit the ‘Sea view’ early morning before sunrise and
enjoy the cool breeze of the early morning along with the cold water of the sea
and the lovely sound of the waves coming and going and striking the sea bank. I
wait for the Sun to rise and enjoy the view and then leave. It is very soothing
and relaxing activity.
The other day when I was about to
leave that I saw the few pheasants, comprising of the laborers and some
homeless people were gathering at a particular place. Out of curiosity, I
stopped and kept watching as to what is going to happen. I saw lot of hope and inquisitiveness in the eyes of the people waiting there. As if they were awaiting some event.
After a short while I saw an old man
coming on a bicycle. He had two large Thermoses placed in a basket/bag which was tied
to the back career of his bicycle. There was another basket which had two containers in it and
in them there were Muffins and cake Rusk and empty tea cups. The old man came
and parked his bicycle near the people gathered there and I than realized that
they were all waiting for him. He took out tea cups from his basket and the people
gathered there came in a queue and started getting tea from the old man. Each
person was given a cup of tea and two pieces of Cake Rusk or one Muffin.
Sea View Karachi
Sea View Karachi
When the old man got free than I
approached near and asked him as to what he was doing. He told me that he,
since long, comes to the seaside and give free breakfast to the labourers and
the people who can’t afford a breakfast/food. And, know what, he does not charge a penny.
He offered me a cup of tea and Wow! What a delicious cup of tea that was. I tried
to pay him but he refused by saying the he is doing this for ALLAH’s sake and
not for any reward.
One must have seen that the people
with abundance of resources have very little and small hearts whereas, persons
with very few resources have a very generous heart and they are ready even to
share those with others. Here today I have shared the story of an old man
who has very meager resources but has a very big and generous heart.
This man’s name is Mr. Abbas and he
is almost 78 years old. He is alone and has no family. He earns his livelihood
by predicting the people’s future through a parrot. He earns very little but
still, ensures that whatever he earns, he keeps little for himself and the rest
he spends on preparing/arranging the breakfast for the needy/poor. I was really
inspired by him.
I narrated the story to my kids and the next day I took my kids
along as they were all exited and eager to meet Mr. Abbas.
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