A quick peek into your mind will reveal whether you trust someone or not. You don't have to strain yourself for that. You can immediately decide whether you want to trust someone or not, when it comes to leaving your luggage with that person. Whether the person is a stranger or a relative or a distant relative or a family member, will help you decide what decision to take. But, if I ask you to visualize the person as an absolute stranger. Would you leave your belongings with him/her. Now you are thinking!!

Life's become so unpredictable. And we have lost trust in humanity. Because, we have been conditioned this way since childhood. When I was a child, my parents always warned me to stay away from strangers, never open the door when I'm alone, etc.

If I would have been living in a village, I don't think things would have been same. My opinion about strangers would have been totally different. I would love to share this incident which shook me completely. It's an incident which taught me how simple - simplicity can be.

"I am into a business related to Computer Education, in Pune. We usually get lot of students from small towns and villages in and around Pune and Maharashtra. We had a few visitors who wanted their daughters to join our courses. So the entire family had come. After finalizing the courses, they went out in search of Hostels near our institute. After an hour, I happened to be in the room, where they were seated. I was amazed to find 3 bags which belonged to them. They had just left those there. Trusting that nothing could ever happen to the bags. And then, they came back after an hour. Talked to us, went to that room, took the bags and left. They didn't even bother to check the bags to see if everything is okay."

Moral:

Seeing all this made me write this diary page. I am still digesting the fact about how simple the villagers can be. They might not have experienced any dishonesty, frauds, robbery etc. in their life. Or even if they had, they still have not lost the Trust from humanity. They are simple people having tremendous respect for human values. Their simplicity is their biggest strength. And they are so simple, that they don't realize that they have this strength. I've learnt a lesson from them, which I'll never forget.

I would love to be one of them and amongst them.