Silent reply
It was a quiet time at the supermarket and I was waiting at
the weighing counter in the vegetable section.
A worker arrived and placed some boxes of vegetables that
were to be displayed at one of the sections. At that time, another customer
appeared and positioned himself between the boxes and me.
The person at the weighing counter had seen me standing
earlier and hence collected my items and started weighing them.
Suddenly, the other customer who created a new queue started
insulting the counter staff and me.
He went to such an extent that he started talking about my
country and my roots.
I was in no mood to respond and chose to ignore him. Seeing
me not reacting, he stopped blabbering.
His provocation could have created an ugly scene, but I am
happy that I chose to be silent and it did make a difference.
Ramesh Menon, Abu Dhabi
Gulf Today, Short Take Dt 21 June 2014
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