Yesterday on the day of Diwali ,door bell ranged quite early.My son anmol opened the door.He immediately recognized the cobbler’s son and gave him shoes to polish. I saw a 6-7yrs old child standing in front of me holding the shoes which my son had just given.I got appalled ,he was a tender boy Something flashed in my mind .The boy was holding the shoes to polish and thereby earn some money on the day of LAXMIPUJA.
Many questions rushed to mind and become bewildered.That child was not old enough to understand what I wanted to say .A sense of guilt prevailed in my mind but I was puzzled –today being the day of LAXMIPUJA.What to do?
Suddenly ,I took the shoes from his hand and gave him some rupees to cleberate the Diwali.In the evening I worshipped Laxmi but my worship was done early in the morning---and that gave me more pleasure than any thunderous and blazing crackers and the sweetest sweets of this world.
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