Life as I have Seen It

Author(s): Urmila S Dholakia
Publisher: Urmila S Dholakia

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Life - As I've seen it=
TRUE SERVICE Kishanbhai lived a very simple and honest life. He loved to help others and lived to serve the community. When he became a widower, his children were busy with their life. He had no regrets for this. He lived alone in his house, and he was enjoying the bliss of living independently. He started a practice where he would cook enough food for himself and an additional helping for a hungry person. Kishanbhai would walk outside and hand - deliver this fresh meal to one person by the end of the day. He kept up with his selfless routine for many years.
One day when he went out to feed the hungry, he saw a lady sadly sitting near a temple. His heart was filled with compassion and he asked her what was wrong. Recognizing the kindness in Kishanbhai, the lady admitted that her husband was alcoholic and demanded money from her, His alcoholism was worsening their poverty. One day in a drunken rage, he beat her up and threw her out of their house. She was from a noble family, so she sat outside her house for three days without any food or water, but her husband did not let her back in. Thus hungrily, she was sitting near the temple trying to figure out her next move.
Kishanbhai fed her food and made arrangements for her to stay in part of the premises
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