“I was shattered and dazed to hear this grim news. I still remember this one day, when my wife came running to my workplace because my son had suffered an eye injury.
I had asked my boss to let me take the day off and rushed to the hospital. After a while, the doctor came out with the reports and told me that the operation would cost around 10 lakh rupees and that they should shift my son immediately to Rajahmundry Hospital or else he would lose his eyesight permanently.
I am a modest tractor driver from West Godavari District. I had no one to aid me financially and to arrange such a huge amount. That’s when my wife and I decided to take my son to Hyderabad. We knew nothing about the city and the people. There are no friends and relatives here whom we could ask for help. Within a few hours I received a call from my boss and he asked me to take my son to LV Prasad Eye Hospital immediately. Wasting no time, we took him to the hospital. They admitted my son for 3 days and successfully completed my son’s eye operation. I didn’t even have to pay a single dime. All thanks to my Boss and his brother in law who funded my son’s operation.
Later we shifted to Hyderabad permanently for our livelihood. I began to sell tender coconut water and trained myself to carry out the same job for the past 17 years. On some days I have more customers than I can count and on other days none. I don’t let it bother me though. Come rain or shine, tender coconut is always in demand.
Life is uncertain — there are so many things in life that we can’t pull the strings for. With the right people by your side all those uncertainties, risks and struggles seem less scary. That’s exactly how I feel about my Boss. Nothing in the world could shake us, because when the rest of the world slips away, you will always have someone that gives you the courage to face anything.”
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