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It was a bright morning and I had to attend a meeting at Andheri so I had choosen to travel by train. As in Mumbai, trains are the fastest means of transport. It was 9:15am. When I entered a coach, what I see on the seat? I see a cell phone on the seat.
I ignored it and sat on the other side of the seat. As I sat various thoughts started coming up:-
- Let somebody else take the phone
- Will that person actually return the phone to the owner?
- Let me give it to the cop.
- Will the cop have that much time to return the cell to the concerned person?
When I was thinking one other college going girl came and she saw the cell phone. She looked at me and asked whose phone it is? I replied to that I didn't knew. The girl also sat down on the other side.
At this point there was a inner voice that told me that, "Rinkal why don't you take the responsibility of giving the cell phone to the concerned person. You don't know whether somebody will actually take the responsibility or not". Immediately I took the phone and tried to open it but it was locked.
I could not do much but had to wait for a phone call. Till one and half hour nobody called up. I was thinking should I sell the phone and use the money in charity. But I told myself lets wait patiently.
I got busy in the meeting and when I returned home at 5:00pm, I decided to call up. The numbers which were not stored in the cell phone luckily was visible in the notification. I felt sorry to increase the owner's anxiety by keeping her waiting till 5pm.
There were many calls from one landline number. I called up that number twice nobody picked up. My inner instincts were saying that this is owner let me try once more and YESS somebody picked up. When I told the opposite person has any of your friend lost her phone? The person on line got very excited and said yes that's me.
Collectively we decided a location and luckily the lady's work place was just two minutes away from my house. Also the question was how do I recognize her? On her mobile cover she had printed her picture so it was easy for me to recognize her. The lady thanked me and left with a great smile on her face.
As I came home just re thought about the incident and there were so many take aways from it:-
1) Take responsibility - We need to encourage ourself and the youth to take responsibilities. Avoid the fear of the consequences but just cherish the learning by taking responsibilities.
2) Important details - Its better not to store important details in the cell phone. Also your family members or your life partner need to be informed about these important details rather than restricting to your own self.
3) Identity - Whatever will be visible will be sold of well. This you have to remember when you have your own business to attaract your customers. (the lady's picture on the phone helped me to recognize her)
4) Inner voice- In the hustle bustle of the city life we dont have the time to listen to our inner voice. Inner voice is your true friend and the best guide to help you make your decisions.
5) Patience is the key - Once you decide on something and after certain time you feel like giving up your goal, wait patiently. Be persistant and you will achieve your target well.
6) Empathy - Understand how the other person feels by being in his shoes. Help the person in distress. I had lost my two phones so I actually knew how it feels when you loose your phone.
7) Bring smile - Whenever you see someone needs help, STOP- THINK - ACT. Stop when you see the needy, think how you can help them and act by helping them in any ways.
#Progressive Youth program # Rinkal Karia # Directional Coach and Guide for Youth# Love to help people # Feeling Awesome
