There are times when i desperately wish I had a digicam which I can carry around to capture on tape some of those timeless moments that pass me by. Memory autosaves I guess, but sometimes the joy is in sharing the moment with others.
One such moment passed me by the other day. I was on the Tamil Nadu Express on my way to Delhi from Chennai. So as we neared Delhi a group of small kids (a lot like Salim and jamal from Slumdog Millionaire). Torn clothes, pencilled in moustaches, bright eyed, sharp toungued and wonderful voices singing to the beat of a couple of couple of stones.
There were three of them, a couple were around 8 and the youngest must have been around 5. The little imp was a lively customer. He went around collecting money while the others doled out the music. So the kid reached my seat and I sent him off with a shake of my head. He gave me a baleful look and seeing no returns set off to a young couple who sat beside me. He began a very determined appeal for money. The guy resisted and shooed him off in three languages(Hindi, English and Telugu) but the lil' guy wouldn't yield. Then the lil' guy got really excited about something and was doing some feverish pointing. The man's resistance collapsed and he took out his wallet and took out ten bucks and handed it to the boy.
The boy pushed away the money and pointed again. Our eyes turned as one to where he was pointing to. Hanging inside a polythene bag inside was a bottle of Pepsi. The little chap had somehow seen it and now he was determined to get his hands on that. The couple looked at each in shock. The boy was literally pleading now. His companions had moved on the next compartment and he was desperate to join them. He took out from his torn bag another half full bottle of pepsi and pointed it to the man as if the guy were hard of understanding and couldn't get the lillte guy's message. The man looked helpless. He turned to his wife who looked out the window wanting no part of this little tirade.
He finally gave in and handed the boy the Pepsi. The boy gave out the most resounding shout...Yeah...PEPSI!!!..... and scampered to join the others leaving us wide-eyed and open-mouthed...
Never have I seen a better ad for Pepsi.....Ah....How i wish i had a digicam...My words can never do justice to that scene....
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Loved this one..!
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