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To the stranger I have met on the bus - “I don’t know anything about you but your perception towards life changed my insight completely. Thank you so much for sharing an important part of your life with me. With your permission I’m sharing it among my friends”.

Here it goes:-

I was bit disturbed when the seat next to me in the bus was occupied by an old man. He was tall and slim with long hair which fell almost on his forehead;his shirt was disheveled adding more to his oldness. I averted my eyes from him and looked outside. I was on the verge of sleep; suddenly I woke up by the beep of his phone. After some time when I reached for my wallet I realized it was missing. I panicked as I don’t have a penny with me and have long way to go. But he helped me and I thanked him wholeheartedly. 

When I was about to ask something he said: “It has been a year since I lost my daughter. It was a car accident. When I reached ICU, everything was over. I couldn't see my daughter for the last time”. And he burst into tears. I tried to console him but everything was in vain. He took something from his bag and gave it to me. It was a letter. I opened:-

Dear Pappa,

You are everything to me. I know you are going to miss me, but don’t think that I will ever forget you or stop loving you, just because I’m not around to say I LOVE YOU. See Pappa, I have recorded my voice for you and have kept it inside this envelope.

You don’t worry. I’m so happy that I will be able to see my Mommy within minutes. How happy she will be to see her daughter after a long time...Moreover I’m going to a world where there is no pain.

You know what Pappa, I have bought a gift to surprise you on your birthday but I will not be able to celebrate it with you anymore…I miss you…

Pappa, without asking you I have signed an agreement with hospital to donate my eyes and kidney. I know it’s very painful for you to accept but please don’t deny it as I won’t be using it after I die and some girl would be benefited by this and would be able to live some more time with her family and I will be able to see you again through her eyes...Love you Pappa.

With kisses and hugs…

My heart almost stopped when I finished reading. Tears were rolling down my face when I gave that letter back to him. He said:”You know what now I’m going to the hospital to see a girl who was injured in a car accident. Today doctor will remove her bandage and she will be able to see the world outside. And I wanted her to see me first so that I can fulfill my daughter’s last wish by opening this gift in front of her.

With bated breath I asked “Today is your birthday”. He didn’t answer me but made a long breath and he got off when the bus stopped, leaving me behind with broken heart but answer to many questions…

The love they had for each other is hard to imagine and a drunken driver took all their happiness in an iota of second.