My saviours during the helpless situations

Here I would like to share some of the instances where people who had saved me in distress when i was totally helpless. showing my gratitude to them by this blog
first, in my 4th std, We dreaded a terror in the social studies "miss" (as we used to call then and not ma'am). She was such a terror that we ourselves will not bring wooden scales(she was so clever that she does not break her own scales but the ones borrowed from the students).
One day it happened that I had forgot to bring my homework note ( I was so sincere in those times I never skipped any writing homework but i never did those homework that said us to learn the lesson taught that day, because it cannot be proved otherwise). In those days I used to carry all the notes irrespective of the time table. I had left it at home after completing the work. Just when my turn was to come to get the thrashing our "terror" stopped for a moment looking out of the window and called to me " look who is coming?" It was my grand father who had walked all the way to school to bring my notebook.( he was 90 at that time).


Second instance ,
When I was studying VI I used to travel by bus to go to school.( 4G to be specific TML 6802)
The ticket cost was Rs1.25. The bus had a frequency of once in 90 min. I travelled the entire distance of the trip barring a stop. Having given this introduction, One day being over enthusiastic I took the change Rs 1.50 and kept it in my pocket in the school itself. That day the bus was earlier than usual and was happy that I did not miss it. Only when inside I found out that I had missed my change while playing. I was counting the change left with me 65ps it could not get me even the minimum ticket of 70ps. I was praying to god that conductor should not find me out.(the next stop was nirmala school stop where there would be lot of girls getting in so i could miss in the crowd)
But as there was nobody in the bus the conductor came to me for tickets. I could not explain my condition as conductor's argument was if I had lost my money I should have lost in toto and not partially. I started trembling as I had no options (In those days there was no phone to call back home, and i didn't know how to catch an auto back home, if I had to walk home I didn't know the route completely I think it is 10km)
But suddenly the conductor gave me a ticket without the money and went away.(this was when i started saving money between the pages of my books. As a principle i don't spend them. there are a few thousands in my books now). I could not believe my eyes.
I thanked heaven for his magnanimity. the next day i went up to him to give the charge. he politely refused it.
I still remember him and sometimes talk to him when i see him.

The third instance of getting help from a stranger is when i was studying IX standard. That day due to a traffic diversion there was no bus for more than 2 hrs. I didnt know about it and when i realised it was too late. I had to change two buses to reach my place. I reached periyar bus stand and was about to catch the bus when I felt the ground beneath me slipping. It was a blackout. I fell to ground unconscious. When I woke up i had a glass of surbath being thrust into my hands. It was indeed refreshing. Before I could thank Him he had left the scene. Then people around me enquired me and boarded me in the bus i had to take.


I think to myself reminded of these benevolence the world  is not always full of evil. There are always somebody to help you when you are in utter distress. and we should return the favour to all those we can

Our "pilgrimage" to tirupathi.

In the final leg of our college days in the VII semester( our class considered VII sem as the last and not the VIII). we friends decided to go on a "pilgrimage" to tirupathi for the betterment of our grades.(கண் கெட்ட பின்பு சூர்ய நமஸ்காரம் ). This idea was mooted by kadi the plan organiser.( he has the experience of going to tirupathi more no of times than his age). Seconded by koka ( he basically is from andhra so he has the right to go to tirupathi).
So we organised our friends into a group.(Aju, naga, varun, kadi, koka, and myself).

First the logistics, no of days it would take to complete the "tour", amount required, materials to be packed, etc,
the "gurusamy" kadi was of immense help in chalking out the plan.we will see his propositions and how they back fired.

1. going to tirupathi will not take more than 24 hours from chennai.
2. everything would be free in thirupathi and no need to carry cash of more than 200.
3. the timing between downstream processing and protein engineering end semester exams would be the apt time of the tour.(4 days was the gap).

Much to the irk of fellow hostelites we left for tirupathi( இந்த ibt பசங்க அலும்பு தாங்க முடியலே )
We left for tirupathi in bus messaging our progress to those left behind.(reliance kar lo thuniya mutti mein).
The first blow in the proposition was the news that the temple would be closed for 12 hours due to eclipse. so our plan would be delayed by 12 hrs minimum. The plan of getting tokens at the base of the complex was forbidden by the seasoned thirupathi followers k.. and k..
We decided to walk uphill. as the blessings would be greater if we worshipped the deity by walk. As this decision was taken insitu, it did not prevent us from having a sumptuous dinner. Those of you who have trekked would know the difficulties walking on full stomach. On the way we clicked many wildlife photographs of deer.(though they were aplenty in our college itself...)
When we reached the upper temple complex it was 2 in the morning. If we had to book rooms we had to wait till 6 in the morning!! So we waited while the kadi koka duo were fixing the procedural knowledge prowess they possessed about thirumala tirupathi devasthanam. It was like Alwarkadiyan and the sivanadiyar fight in ponnein selvan.
When we finally settled in our rooms it was 8'o clock.
now we had to stand in queue to enter the temple complex. After all the checking process was over we found that phones were not allowed and no safe custody was provided. Again back to square one. returned to the room to leave the phone. And then back to the queue. When we entered the huge waiting hall we were allotted we found that it would not be until tomorrow morning we could have the darshan. And now came the prisoners dilemma to wait or not to wait. With the squalor of the waste food particles and the drying cloths no sane person would wait. but kadi and koka remained stubborn. we had to part ways.
the rest of the gang bought tokens (spl darshan) for the next day  morning.when we were back in the room we saw our k and k back to the pavilion. accepting their defeat.
Then the darshan was event less, except for the minor "sight" seeing adventures in a holy place.
Now the shopping spree for memorabilia. Only during this stint that we recognise that as we had over stayed for a day we were short of money(devoid actually). After the assessment of the financial status it was found that we were in possession of Rs.400 only (bus ticket back home -40*6=240 so only 160 more for dinner and to go home from the bus stop impossible). we decided to eat in a hotel , to our dismay the cost of one plain dosa was 15.
(15*6=90). we had to be content with drinking the sambhar.
We returned to the hostel by auto so that we can pay by loaning from our friends( already they were irked by our tour). Now the onus of getting proper dinner fell on me. The saviour was Aravindan( kadi's room mate). It was his birthday that night and he was short of money for the customary midnight treat at "hi-look". I tendered to offer help to him. ( Gave 500 as loan to him). Needless to say how our hunger stricken gang went on a rampage.

Now the long forgotten issue -protein engineering exam looms before us. with just 1 day left we had to go through piles of xerox from brandon and touse.



Results:

1. I got a D grade in protein engg.( while 10 failed) Dont know if I could have got a better grade had i not gone to tirupathi and studied diligently for the exam.
2. may be a coincidence but none of the six got admitted to any of the univs we apped in the first instance

I am not an agnostic but...

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