Fell in love with autowala.

All of us know know that autowalas at famous tourist places have only one motive, that is to get as much money from the tourists. There is no doubt about this very fact. But that day was different, Autowala refused to take the money after dropping me to the agreed place.

Its a very interesting story, so do read it slowly with feeling.

Huh ! I thanked god as bus finally reached the Rishikesh Bus Stand. After such stiff overnight journey in bus, each and every part of my body was enjoying the freedom of movement .
Next I had to take an auto for the Aashram. I was there for my yoga and meditation camp.
" Auto wale", I shouted to an autowala. Bhai ! How much for Art of living Ashram?
" Rs 50 sardarji", he replied. I tried bargaining a little bit to bring him down to Rs 40 but couldn't succeed. So locked at Rs 50/-

I was about to sit inside the auto when some guys approached me.
"Jaigurudev bhaiya", they said.
"Jaigurudev bhai, you also for advance course I guess".
And got to know that they were going to the same place. They hired an auto for Rs 120( i.e. Rs 30 each as they were four guys). One of them approached me saying that the other auto is taking them in Rs 30 only per person.

The very next moment I could hear that there were a lot of arguments going on between my autowala and that guy,then between my autowala and their autowala.
It was so pleasant weather that I just wanted to be quite and enjoy those lucky moments. But finally had to broke my silence. So I called up my autowala and said," Why are you fighting with them. I am sitting in your auto and going with you only. So why taking so much unnecessary tension".
"Lets go bhai", I said and finally we left for aashram.
He was bit astonished that why I am still willing to go with him even after getting the better deal. I told him on the way that, if I someone had offered me a free ride to the aashram, even then I would have refused that. Because I had already gave you my words and finalized it at Rs 50.
I just threw this dialogue " If I marry a girl and next day I find a girl who is better that her. Will I ever think about changing the partner. Similarly how could I back off from other commitments and promises that I make.
We had a nice communication on the way about his daily schedule and family.
"Do you know how lucky are you that you stay at rishikesh where so many saints, rishis, munis and mahatamas have stayed. So pleasant is the weather here. Only we Delhities who see so much of noise and pollution and traffic jams, know the signifance and pleasure of breathing so fresh air at rishikesh" I said to autowala.

After reaching the aashram I opened up my wallet and gave him Rs 50. Suddenly I realized that I did not withdrew the money for course registration.
I asked the Autowala that I need to go to ATM to withdraw the money.
"But the ATM is quite far away from aashram i.e. Around 5-7 kilometres. So will need more money after going to ATM and coming back", He said.

"Okay !! No issues bhai. Take whatever you want. Now lets move.", I said.

After coming back to aashram I asked him, " Hanji bhai hukm karo kya sewa karen".
" Its okay Sardarji. I dont want anything" He said.
"Don't want anything! Buy why. You took me to ATM and got back. I think you deserve 30Rs more."
"But I don't want to take anything from you, sardarji. I cannot take anything. You are a nice person. Thanks for coming in my auto. Tell me onething sardarji, so many people use to come in this aashram. What do they teach here".
I had no other option but to give a smile to him. Thats what I learnt over there, To give a smile to everyone.

And finally I realized that if I had choosen the other Auto, It would have finally costed me Rs 60(30+30). But choosing this Auto was not a bad deal as it appeared. There are few things in life whose benifits are not visible instantaneously but they do come sometime later in your life. But it only happens if we keep sticking to our commitments, No matter what happens.

Sometimes we think that everyone out there is trying to take away our money. And thats why we look negatively at everbody outside.
But when we surrender everything to others, then others cease to take anything from you.
When I surrendered myself to autowala and said " bhai batao kya seva karen". Now he has freedom to take anything from me. I have already offered everything to him at this point. I have already become so poor that I am not left with anything. He could feel everything of mine as his own. Now that he has got everything, he wanted to give a little bit of it back to me . Thats why he refused to take any money from me because he could feel the abundance at that time.