While recruiting for a position a couple days ago, came across a strange candidate. I discussed about the profile and his interest level with the candidate (whom I’ll name Mr. X here) and got a positive response from him. So next day, I tried calling him again to communicate his interview schedule to him. Well, the number on which I had contacted him very strangely was answered by some another guy and he got harassed with me and repeatedly screamed wrong number. But I being an aggressive recruiter would not want to lose him. So I decided to try the 2 alternate numbers written on his CV (Thank God for that!)
So now, while the other mobile number temporarily did not exist, the
landline number was finally answered. Seeing some hope of getting a number to
reach Mr. X, I started conversation with the lady on the other side, who I
found was the aunt of Mr. X. The lady learnt that I had spoken to Mr. X just a
day before. And then came the twist in the story; instead of providing a number
to reach him (which she did not have) she requested Mr. X’s number from me.
Well she sounded quite distressed, so I asked her what was the issue. Had a
selfish interest too of knowing where exactly Mr. X was. So I understood from
her that Mr. X lived with this aunt in Pune and was absconding since the last
15-20 days!! And the poor aunt did not know where to get a clue of his
whereabouts from. After consoling her that I would definitely tell her if I got
in touch with him, I cursed Mr. X and disconnected the call.
However, believe me I’m really aggressive when it comes to
recruiting. With a little amusement and curiosity about what I had just
witnessed about an absconding candidate, I was reflecting on this; when it
struck to me that I must check his contact details on the portal too. And what
my experience has taught me, I was right. The number on his CV and number on
the portal were altogether different. So hoping to get in touch with him I
dialed, and YES! I got him. Well this guy seemed to have settled in Thane
(Mumbai) and was working there. (this critical information was hidden from me,
when I spoke the earlier day). Well, all my efforts to reach him were now in
vain, as I wanted someone from Pune.
But this did not end for me here….. I was disturbed yet with the
worried aunt of Mr. X and thought of doing a good deed. So I called this aunt
of Mr. X and shared the contact details of the latter. Obviously conniving that
she does not reveal the identity of who has given her the number. Now I
definitely did not want to get into their personal matters. And the point of
writing this ‘No Big Deal’ story is that…………… ‘HOW GOOD DID I FEEL DOING THIS!!!’
I was delighted that I had done a tiny-bit act of goodness. I was happy that I
helped someone in whatever small way I could. Getting a little filmy here, I
would say I was happy that I played a small role in reuniting the aunt with her
relative!
And when you come to think of it….. ‘How many such instances does
one remember, where one has tried going out of the way to help someone?’ In my
entire life till date, I think I can really count such instances on my fingers.
Not many….ya!
I remember once helping a blind man (who had by mistake entered into
a ladies compartment of a local train in Mumbai), and was really helpless and
dint know what to do. While many fellow ladies just stared at him with pity, no
one stepped further to help him. He was pushed and dodged from this side to
that, and finally when I couldn’t bear to see his plight, I asked him which
station he would get off at, managed to create a seat for him so that he was no
longer tortured, and got him off at his destination. And I felt the same like I
had now felt helping this aunt of Mr. X.
Coming to talk of trains….how many times have we sacrificed and
offered our seat to old men and women? How many times have we helped ease the
burden of a lady in our neighborhood, who with great difficulty is carrying heavy
bags of groceries for her family? I am sure we all feel empathy for the one who
is in need of help, but we all hesitate to come forward and do an act of good
deed. We hesitate, because we think we are busy in our lives and do not have
time. We hesitate because we think, we ourselves are too troubled to offer any
help to others. We empathize, but…….. we ‘think’! And when we think, we
rationalize. And good deeds do not happen after rationalization. It should just
come straight from the heart, impromptu… without speculating about the
consequences.
Let’s all strive to make each day a “Good Deeds Day” and touch the
lives of others to spread smiles and joy!!
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