Self Respect

Self-Respect

"I don't know how this businessman in front breaks his slippers 3-4 times a week?" the cobbler mumbled, his eyes were on the fat businessman sitting in the big grocery shop in front.

Every time when the cobbler had no work, the businessman's servant would give the businessman's broken slippers for mending.

The cobbler would mend the slippers with all his dedication so that they would not break for 2-3 months.

The businessman's servant would come and take the slippers from the cobbler without bargaining.

But after 2-3 days, the same broken slippers would reach the cobbler again.

Today it was morning again, the sun rose again. The businessman's servant was sweeping the shop.

And the businessman........ was busy breaking his slippers, when the slippers did not break after a lot of effort, he called out to the servant.

"Hey Ramdhan, do something about this, I don't know with which thread Mangu stitches his slippers, they don't break at all."

Ramdhan wanted to unravel all the knots today. "Seth ji, I don't understand this drama of yours every time. You break the slippers yourself and then you yourself send them to Mangu to get them mended."

Seth had succeeded in breaking the slippers. He handed over the broken slippers to Ramdhan and revealed the layers of the mystery... "Look Ramdhan, the day when no customer comes to Mangu, I break my slippers only on that day...because I know...Mangu is poor...but he has self-respect, if his self-respect and my help both are saved from being embarrassed by this drama of mine, then what is wrong in it....??"

The sky was clear but the clouds in Ramdhan's eyes were eager to rain.