
By Thriveni C. Mysore
It was Christmas.
I saw this boy of 7 or 8 years wearing a man’s overcoat that covered him from neck to toe. The sleeves of the coat were cut haphazardly to match the boy’s arms. I went to a nearby shop. As I had a son of same age, I knew the sizes. I bought a suit of clothes, with matching overcoat. Wearing Santa’s hat, I went back and gave the new clothes to the boy. The joy on his face from the unexpected gift thrilled me.
Unplanned charity brings a sense of contentment that mere money can never buy.
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