24/03/2026
I wanted to take a photo of this cute and interesting little kid. Afterwards, his dad very humbly asked for a donation (he may have softly said "help") . I mumbled something about only having 100 rupee notes. I don't always donate, but it wasn't pushy at all with no insistence, so I went and got the kid a bag of peanuts - 10 rupees (15 cents). The dad was very grateful and told the kid to see what baba brought and kept calling me "baba" and told the boy to take it. The dad was sweet. I was surprised how readily/quickly the little boy dropped what i thought were his prized balloons (and whatever) to take the gift. I tried to take a photo of the handing-over action so I could post it to the WE ONE page just to show the kind of things we do all day when roaming, but it didn't come out. So, i asked for the peanuts back to try it again. He handed the bag back without, any hesitation, grasping or fuss, and we snapped the shot (yes, i know, artificial. But i told you the reality/truth now). The boy dropped the plastic bag full of little balloons. Also unexpectedly to me (for some reason), the dad and his pals let the little kid have a go at opening the package and didn't take ask for the peanuts themselves. The dad thanked me.
