Hope!

 Last evening, I was passing through the street when I saw an old lady, a beggar. She instantly caught my attention as she was doing something unusual. It was surprising for me to see her holding a pen and adding to this, she was drawing something. She must be a waste collector and therefore had a bunch of plastic bags filled with garbage. I was very curious at this point to see what she might be drawing. 

Soon I went closer to her out of curiosity just to find what exactly is she doing. I was so shocked. She was actually drawing something very unexpected. I was able to see a house with some background trees and a few people too. At first, I was confused, but later I thought she must be interested in sketching and therefore drawing this. But soon after I asked her what she was doing and why, I was amazed. That old lady with her shattered voice, said "This is my village, my home." Pointing at the drawing of the people she happily said, "And this is my family, they are so sweet, they love me a lot." At this point, I was so emotional and it was difficult to see her that. When I spoke to her for a little more time, I got to know that her family must have dumped her here. But she was not ready to accept it. That hope I saw in her eyes was painful. She still thinks that her family will come to take her back home. 

 What surprised me the most is, that even if she had nothing, she was so happy. She had no one to look after her, no shelter, and she even didn't know how she would eat that night. But still, she emitted a lot of positivity, no tension, no sorrowness, nothing. That was one moment, when I realised, that nothing but 'Hope' is something that keeps a person alive.