Dear friends,
Some years back I have visited Australia for a pleasure trip. I would like to share with you some
memorable experiences while visiting Australia serially.
I was in Sydney and visiting some famous places in Sydney city, and it was late evening around 9.30
pm. I was thinking of returning to my hotel as the shops and other sites were closing down.
Searching for a cab, I was waiting at the cab point to return to the hotel, and I found the cab; The cab driver was
a Chinese origin which I came to know while sitting in the cab and conversing with him.
He was telling me that many of them from China has come to settle in Sydney. There are many Indians,
Bangladeshi, people from Sri Lanka; and many people from South Asia; are also being settled down here, and they live very peacefully and harmoniously. The cab he is driving belongs to an Indian. And he drives;
for 8 hours a day.
While listening to all these things, I had noticed! I had already traveled for more than 40 minutes in this cab. But, while coming to the place from the hotel, it took only 15 minutes. While going to that
place, I paid 12 Australian dollars, and it was already 32 dollars. I thought the cab driver is taking me
as a ride to charge more fare from me.
I told the driver that you must have lost the destination where I was supposed to go. To my utter
astonishment, he said that he was thinking the same, as he missed the block while talking to me. He
told me not to worry, and he would take me to the destination.
After few minutes, I reached my hotel, and I have given him 35 dollars; as seen in the meter reading,
But he asked me how many dollars I had spent while going to the city place, and I replied 12 dollars.
He insisted given him 12 dollars as it was his fault that he missed the blocks, and he regretted that;
he has wasted my time by taking more time to reach the destination.
I was stunned when he said that his behavior and attitude should reflect the spirit of Australian
towards the guest of the country as they are the first person a guest meet while coming to Australia
from airport.
I understood the gesture of the cab driver and also understood the true spirit of humanity.
Next time I will share my other experiences.
