A Tea At Late Night

It was 11.30 pm, I was at a nearby tea shop, it was quite late in the evening so there were few people on the road, shops were closing, some of them were busy cleaning and packing stuff, and just another day was coming to an end for them.

Just 15 minutes before, I was in front of a laptop, reading and watching some videos on the internet. It was a hot day and I was really comfortable in my room, I had a long sleep in the afternoon so couldn’t sleep. And what could be the best option in the night if you are not feeling sleepy? A Tea, It does not matter, how hot day it is to Tea lovers and its mine favourite as well! 

When I was paying the bill, out of curiosity, I just asked Chaiwala (a Tea seller), “It is already very late, when you go to sleep?”

He replied, “around 1’o clock”.

I thought that maybe he gets up late in the morning.

I asked further, “When you open shop in the morning?”

He said, “At 6’o clock”.

Then I took it for granted that there must be someone else who opens the shop because it is nearly impossible to sleep at 1’o clock at night and to get up around 5.30 in morning, but still, just to confirm I asked him, “so, who opens the shop in the morning?

He replied, “Me”.

I was shocked, “approximately 4 hours sleep!!!” And he is not some tech guy who sits in front of computer whole day. He is a tea seller, running all day long, serving tea, picking up cups, Washing them, and making more tea. And he has no chance to show his exertion or frustration, he has to smile and be attentive all day long. It kept me thinking, from where this energy comes? What drives him to do such hard work?

On the other side, I looked at my life, living in AC, all day in front of computer, sleeps at 11.00 and gets up at 7.00, that is 8 hours sleep, and that too in most comfortable way possible, when compared to Chaiwala, he probably sleeps on the floors, in a very congested and humid room with other 3-4 guys. If sleep equations are supposed to be right then I should be the person who is more relaxed and more energetic whole day, but still, he beats me on every second of the day. One thing is for sure, when we are living very comfortable life, we become less patient, less tolerant and always seeking comfort everywhere.

Friends, In life, when things are not going in our way, and when we are depressed and worried about “not getting enough”, we should really pause for a second and picture that Chaiwala in our mind. We will come to know that we are definitely not getting anything less than him. He is not complaining about anything, he is just fighting every day. These people really inspires us; there is so much to learn from them.

In future, when you are having a very bad day, instead of sitting in the canteen, complaining and whining about the people or company, you should go to some tea shop and ask chaiwala that how his day is going? How are things going in his life? His answers will definitely inspire you and he does not feel any greatness in it, because it is just another day for him.

Be inspired. Be Happy. Cheers!!!

Note this is the hypothetical story of one of my friend which is jolted down to inspire people in their life.

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