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গতকাল অসলো থেকে বাসায় ফিরছিলাম। বাসে একজন সত্তুরর্ধো এরিত্রিয়ীন মহিলাকে দেখলাম কুড়ি বা পঁচিশ কেজি ওজনের একটা বস্তা ভর্তি চাউল কিনে বাসে উঠেছেন। বস্তাটি কোথায় রাখবেন তা নিয়ে হিমশিম খাচ্ছেন। আমি তাকে বস্তাটি এক জায়গায় রাখতে সাহায্য করলাম। তিনি আমার পাশের সিটে এসে বসলেন। 
এরপর তিনি যখন গন্তব্যস্থলে এসে বাস থেকে নামার প্রস্তুতি নিচ্ছিলেন, তখন আমার কাছে চাউলের বস্তাটি নামিয়ে দেওয়ার জন্য বিনীতভাবে সাহায্য চাইলেন। 
আমি তাকে বস্তাটি নামিয়ে দিলাম। 
তিনি আমাকে সাহায্য করার জন্য ধন্যবাদ, আপনি অনেক দয়ালু। 

আমি নিয়মিত চেষ্টা করি মানুষের সামান্যতম উপকার হলেও করতে। 

মানুষের মুখে হাসিমাখা প্রসংশা আমার জন্য বড় পাওয়া। 

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