I met a street smart entreprenuer in making ...

I had to literally run to catch my train (that's how most of us catch local trains in mumbai, no wonder, huge response to Mumbai marathon !). I was panting for breath when I got in. But I was happy I would reach home little early to play with my son. Someone gave me a fourth seat, not so comfortable but still ok(it's a common term if you travel by mumbai local everyday). I was still setting down and then came  boy with fresh -Mosambis (sweet lime) Shubham

         He would have passed unnoticed, had not been a lady ask him to put his tokri (fruit basket) down to check the fruits. He couldn't hold the tokri and show her the fruits, so I asked to hold one side. He then asked another lady to hold another side of the tokri so that he was free to trade. And he said "" Aap meri madat karoge toh mein aapko thank you bolunga". That's what brought a smile on my face. And this just the beginning.

He was a pukka business man selling his fruits with branding and his sweet talks. I asked him are you studying ?,  he told me "Ha mein 6^th mein hoon." Then some asked sirf kaam karta hai ya padhta bhi hai. He replied " Subah 6 se 12 baje tak school jata hoon and sham ko fruits bechta hoon. 400 ki kharidi hai, 310 leke ja raho hoo( he meant it otherwise).Abhi chutti hai". I asked results kaise aaye. He  said "4^th aaya hoon". And then he showed me some fruits asking,” acche hai na madam”. When  I said yes, he said to his customer, “dekha yeh madam bhi boli acche hai”. We all in the compartment started laughing.

He did not forget to thank me and the other lady. The one who asked him to show him his tokri must have felt left out. Hence she said, “mujhe toh thank you nahi kaha”. He  said, “aapko kyoon bolu aapne meri madat kaha ki”. She  argued "main nahi rukati toh kaise bikte tere sare phal", he counter answered and that was amazing" Aapne toh fruits lene ke liye kaha tha, yeh aunty ne toh meri help ki " He made us laugh more. And yes he also said, “aapke wajh se mere pair me bhi chot aayi”. And that too much for the lady.

         But we enjoyed. And yes he did tell me that I am Lucky for him as he sold all his fruits. I bought his last two fruits. Surprising, how these kids work hard to survive. We never had too. I am sure he will grow up to a successful man. You can see stars only in darkness. There is a saying in Marathi " बाळाचे पाये पाळण्यात दिसतात !"