Some years ago there were floods in a certain state in India.
Many poor people lost their houses, belongings, and, what was
worse for them, their only cow or goat. This scene can make
anyone ashamed of certain things in India. There in front stood
fifty or sixty homeless people, all huddled together on a dry
piece of land, their clothes wet and their teeth chattering.
They were cold and hungry, with utter despair in their eyes.
Seeing officials before them, they rose to their feet, waded
through the slush, and approached them withhands folded in
respect. They took a minor military officer to be the Minister,
for he was in rsplendent uniform, while the real Minister,
wearing dhoti and sandals, looked like any other ordinary Indian.
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Kind Regards!
Sunder T
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