The Lady with her Basket
H ow was 2020? Mournful? Joyous? Pleasant? Or was it grievous? Looking back, 2020 was a rollercoaster ride for the world. While some families underwent difficult and challenging times, some experienced breakthroughs. Not all stories were the same. Some laughed. Some cried. Some rejoiced, while the other mourned over the death of a beloved. The year 2020 had its own share of experience, unique for each person. Mine was unique to myself too. While there are numerous lessons I can recount of as I reflect on the year 2020, there is, however, but one lesson that was noteworthy to me, and that is, "Being Selfless" or "Being Unselfish" (as some would put it). Among many selfless acts I encountered in 2020, one of the most significant was when, one time, during the lockdown, an ill-health lady who lives a few yards away from my house, dropped by to ask the well-being of my family with a basket of fruits in her hands. It was not the food items she brought ...