Flower Shop surprise

After my Dad has gone to be with the Lord, almost for every festival or start of the day or any accessions I used to go to the cemetery with my Mom. It used to be regular habit used to get flowers from velachery where I used to buy regularly and take to the cemetery. Today being christmas thought will go to cemetery in the afternoon after the lunch. As we have shifted house to different place and so thought will buy in Saidapet on the route to Nandanam YMCA cemetery. After I have placed all the orders and I asked how much and whatever she said I gave the money. I never used to negotiate with the street vendors. She asked me for what purpose and where you are going. I said to her I was going to Nandanam YMCA cemetery as its Christmas and buying this to my father's tomb. Don't know what happened she called me and gave me a bunch of big floweres in my hand and said take it. I just thanked her walked 2 steps and again went back to her and asked Akka how much I need to pay for this please tell me. She said sir take it happily and you don't have to pay anything. I said thank you, but deep down by eyes were about to get wet with tears don't know why. This last entire month I would have spent a lot and got lot of new things. But I don't know for some reason that little flowers that Akka gave me to take it my fathers tomb on Christmas of surprise gave lot of happiness compared to every other expensive purchase I did in the last couple of months. It should have costed that Akka, but her gesture moved my heart. This is a sweet lesson for me, even little gesutres what others does to us of compassion or love that moves our heart. It’s a reminder for me to be also like that Akka more often to bring smiles to others.