Category : Stories

Sub Category : YoungAdult

Yesterday I was travelling in a train and saw something very special. 

It was around 13:00 and the weather was hot and humid when the train stopped at a station and then entered a family and sat just near me. Family members included a grandfather and a grandmother, one lady, a kid and her mother. When they reached their seat, that mother alone put their luggage in place. She was sweating heavily, she took out a water bottle and gave to each of her family members first and then she drank the very little water which was left at the end.

After a while she took out a small bag and pulled out packed food from it. She took some plates and gave to each of her family members. She served each of them with rice, dal and then vegetables one by one.  

They started eating but the mother didn't serve food for herself. I was wondering why she is not eating, but to my surprise I saw that she was sitting and watching others eat their food. After few minutes her daughter left the plate and told that she doesn’t want to eat. I noticed that the kid had eaten very less amount of food.  Now her mother took the plate and she started to feed her daughter with her hand, but the kid resisted from eating.  Then her mother whispered something in her daughter's ear and to my surprise the kid ate the first ounce without any hesitation. Then the mother went on to feed for the second time and again the kid resisted, and again her mother whispered something and the kid ate. This thing went on until the plate was cleared. I was wondering what possibly would her mother must have told her daughter to make her eat.  By the time everyone has finished their plates she bought one water bottle and gave them. Now she collected plates from everyone and threw in the dustbin while others went to wash their hands. She helped her daughter wash her hands. Now when everybody settled down in their seats she took out her food and ate alone. Nobody served her, she did all the things by herself.