Don't be Selfish!

I was relishing a teacake (250gms) all by myself

Thoughts of the homeless person whom I passed by on the way back home flashed in my mind

Well this was my hard-earned cake after a rigorous 16hr hard labour at the factory supply line

Times are quite tough, the pandemic & the lockdown has drilled a deep hole in my wallet

This would be my decent cake after months and I wished to devour but somehow the thoughts on that person

Lowered my hands from feeding the mouth

I sliced the cake by half, wrapped it and walked back to the spot where I had seen the homeless person

He was there lying crumpled like a sack, I gently tapped on his shoulders, he glanced at me, saw the tiny parcel in my hand

His face brightened at the sight, I politely handed over the cake, sat down next to him and began to converse

He was a rich stock trader, lived in luxury, seldom bothered about the world around him and had distanced himself from his close family

The stock market crash brought him to the streets, the life on the streets for the past few months taught him the value of empathy

He regretted living selfish life and had learned to care & share

I felt relieved of my consciousness, thank god, had I consumed the full cake without sharing, am sure the guilt would have consumed me

Though it was just a piece of cake, there was an immense lesson to learn 🙏🏼