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A cab drive : Fear? Root Cause?

Struggling with jet lag, in the state of not enough sleep, I booked a cab using the power in my hand (mobile :-)). It is a pleasant morning, cloudy, with droplets of rain once in a while and road near the apartment being wet, containing mud, sand, oil here and there. Last but not the least, polyethylene papers on the road, some containing food and some not.  I booked a share pool, price of solo ride was high and it made sense to go for a share pool given the time difference between share-pool and solo raid. I choose to sit along with the driver. I usually like to sit in the front seat mainly to observe activity on the driver mobile. During my childhood, it was always fun to observe the driver of a RTC ( Road Transport Corporation ) bus with a gigantic steering wheel. Most of the time, the driver mobile shows maps but it also tells a lot about ride provider application. As soon as I sat, the ride app took control, it paired with a rider who was two kilomete...
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A Pep Talk

Driving the car to the office. It is a pleasant morning, on March 12th, 2019. The car has to stop in front of a signal. There are two cars in front of my car and before the signal. As like other cities in India, the lane to take right turn is supposed to have space for two cars, We all worked hard to magically fit three cars on breadth wise and two motorcycles, both of them from Honda. As I started getting aware of the environment, Saw a beggar who is aged around 55 years. He started from the first car, knocking the doors and asking for money. He did not get any. He approached to the biker on my left hand side. Asked him to donate the money. He took his wallet out, donated few coins, I do not have a direct view on how much he donated. I am impressed by his attitude, who has time while waiting on the traffic signal, yet donated money out of his wallet. He knocked my door. It is time to check myself on how I do good with charity. Keeping this question as...
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