Faith in Humanity
“Thank you, Bhaijaan,” she said, through her tears when she saw them in hospital, for the first time after her accident.
These were the words that Monica More, the young girl who lost both her arms in a needless accident greeted her Good Samaritans with. Two complete strangers from Saki Naka, Naseem and Amjad Chawdhary, rushed her to hospital with her severed arms wrapped in cloth. Monica had fallen into the gap between the train’s footboard and the platform. The two brothers were in an adjoining compartment when they saw the accident happen. A large crowd had gathered around the victim, writhing in agony, but nobody had helped. Amjad Chawdhary, the younger brother, is a third-year B A student at Jhunjhunwala College, Ghatkopar. On realizing that Monica’s left arm had come off entirely, the brothers borrowed a piece of cloth from a fellow commuter and wrapped up the severed arm, and tied her right arm, which was barely hanging from the elbow, with a handkerchief. There was no medical personnel, no ambulance and the railway cop said that an ambulance would ‘be there in 20 minutes.’
By then, the loss of blood had already made the child blackout. The brothers carried her and her severed appendages out of the station, flagged down an auto, and took her to Rajawadi Hospital, where they stayed till they had her admitted and told doctors what had happened. Only then did they leave.
I salute a mother who taught her sons that God can be found when you help humanity. I salute this beautiful, beautiful Hindi word called ‘Insaniyat’: English has no equivalent to it. I am proud that my faith in humanity has been reaffirmed.
