Today I actually lost my mobile when I was going to my office via BDA 6th phase road from Kanakapura road on my Active Honda in the morning..! I realized it only after going for about 2 Kms and reaching JSS college junction.
Then started the panic search operation…! I just did not know what to do.It fell somewhere on road. May be some vehicle would have gone on top of that.and crushed the mobile.
It was a 7K NOKIA mobile, I could not afford this loss at this time. I felt very bad.
I just went back on my way and muttered few words to a youth standing on road waiting for his bus.”Bla... blaa... I lost my mobile. Did you see any where?”.. Poor chap.. He did not know.. But he was a good guy.. He immediately called my number from his mobile and tried reaching the same.
Luckily the stranger at the other end, took the call and responded saying “He is near Gnanakshi School”! My new friend even accompanied me to search the phone as I did not have a spare mobile. We were going towards NICE highway.. did not know where is this school.
We asked few people and got to know that it is in opposite direction and then started driving towards school. My Honda was already in running in reserve!! When we went there, the stranger was not there, we called him again, he responded after few calls and said “ He is in Rajarajeshwari temple”! Wow..! That was again 3 more Kms! I got little suspicious thinking whether he is fooling me. But there was no other way, I had to believe him.
We again drove there and started waiting there at the main gate, the stranger was not at all responding to the calls..! All this while I was already treating the savior guy like a good old chaddi dost..! We convinced ourselves that he is taking darshanam of GODDESS and would not recieve the calls.
Our saviour guy told me “…….. maklu sir… sumne mosa maadtare.. mobile kodalla.. sumne odaadistare.. “ etc., (Idiots sir.. they simply keep giving different locations details and don’t return the mobile.. we will be cheated ..etc ) .But he was genuinely trying to help me trace the mobile.
I was standing in front of the main gate of Rajarajeshwari temple watching the GOD, praying hard to get back my mobile. We were frantically calling my mobile number assuming that if someone is going out of gate it will ring in their hands!! Nothing worked, the stranger was not at all taking the calls..!
Then I went to a nearby public booth and started calling. 3.. 4..5.. calls …No reply at all! I was slowly losing hope. In fact I was caluclating the depreciated value of my mobile after 2 years of usage. Then at last the stranger answered the 6th call and said “ He is coming out of temple and is wearing white shirt..!”
As said, he returned within next 5 minutes , a gentleman almost of my age, returned the mobile without any fuss and smiled at us. Luckily by grace of GOD… he was really a good person did not try to cheat me. I thanked him and Rajarajeshwari with FULL emotions on my face!! But forgot to ask his name as he moved on.
Then I took our savior guy out and had to drop him where I picked him. I asked him “Shall we have tea..? “. He denied. I took him to the place where I picked him.. He said he is in some trouble and in need of money to go to Mysore and asked for Rs.150/-. Without second question, I gave him the money and dropped him near BGS hospital so that he can go to Mysore.
Before leaving.. he asked me.. “Sir.. yaavudaadaroo ondu olle job idre kodsi.. I am tenth pass.. I will do any job..” I agreed and thanked him again and departed.
His name is Santosh… My savior in tracking the mobile for non-stop 90 minutes on my Activa Honda and driving around 8-9 Kms..! For those moments he looked like a whole world to me.
I was actually lucky for the first time in life. Both these guys were good. Otherwise anything could have happened..!
An unknown pillion rider can even stab you from back for the laptop I had or the stranger who got the mobile could have switched it off and removed the SIM or the mobile itself could have come under a vehicle and got crushed.
GOD is great.. for the first time in life, I got something back which I lost! More than , the savior and stranger actually reassured my hope on life and belief in people. Thanks to both of them!
