LOST IN OUR OWN WORLDS
This morning, I was standing out side my class and talking to a friend of mine, who is a doctor. While we were talking, a gentleman, whom we both knew very well, was passing by, dragging a nice trolley bag. As he neared our spot, the doctor said, "Hello" and offered his hand to the gentleman. The gentleman said a half-hearted 'hello', and went his way, without responding to the doctor's hand. My smile and hello went completely, unacknowledged. "Strange," I reacted, immediately to the doctor. "He seems to be lost in his own world," the doctor empathised with me. We continued our discussion. Just after two minutes, the gentleman's wife appeared. When she approached us, we both received a broad smile along with a warm 'hello' from this gracious lady. We both said "Hello, how are you ma'am?", together. "I am fine, thank you," the lady stopped for a while. "Are you heading for outstation?" the doctor enq...