‘Firsts’ are always very special. First day in college. The first day joining an office. First date. First salary. It’s always memorable. Especially the rush of getting your first salary, the money which you earned with sheer hard work. And just like Siddharth did in ‘Wake Up Sid’, many of us must have placed our first salary in the hands of our parents.
IAS Officer Awanish Sharan took to Twitter to ask people what they did with their first salary.
अपनी पहली ‘सैलरी’ से आपने क्या किया/ करेंगे ?
— Awanish Sharan (@AwanishSharan) May 15, 2022
And the responses were incredibly touching! For many, it was a life-changing moment as they bought things which would make their lives easier. It kinda reminds the rest of us of how privileged we are.
I donated first salary to my village. It was 51000. They constructed a Cow shed.
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) May 15, 2022
This tweet refreshed the memory. Back then I sent my first salary 51000 cheque to village. Elders gathered and received the cheque. My father is in second row. Brown cap with blue coat. pic.twitter.com/1CzDRbBYO8
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) May 15, 2022
2004 – I bought a FabIndia suit for my mum and Khadi kurta for my dad 🙂
— Dr Amit Sarwal 🇮🇳 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 (@DrAmitSarwal) May 15, 2022
Saree for mummy, kurta for papa, Bhai ko tshirt, didi n khud ko treat 😋
— Meenakshi Joshi 🇮🇳 (@IMinakshiJoshi) May 15, 2022
Parents ko movie le gaya and dinner karwaya. Salary khatam😂
— ƬΣJΛƧ ПΛIЯ (@TejasNair24) May 15, 2022
It was very obvious, maa baap ka bojh kam kiya…. Pahli salary milte hai , maa baap se 🥃 aur 🚬 k paise Lena band kar diya tha…
— Vikas Rao Rathore (@dubious_buoy) May 15, 2022
Purchased one burger from McD for a Lil girl who was selling 10 pen in Rs.5 outside of the same place…
after that i purchased 20 pens in 20Rs. from her.— JYOTI सिंह DHILLON🇮🇳 (@nayabharathoon) May 15, 2022
Paid installment of education loan 🙂
— Jaina Ram Joiya🇮🇳 (@Joiya_JR) May 15, 2022
I sent sweets to all my relatives & friends by Swiggy !! Somehow got their addresses actually cousin sbko popat banaya tha and literally kudos to delivery bois in Patna,Satna and Kolkata,they shocked them !! It was a good day💙
— Sachin Kumar Kamat (@SACHINKRKAMAT1) May 16, 2022
bough kanchivaram silk for my mother!
— Who_am_I (@junta_janardan) May 15, 2022
Lifelong wishes were fulfilled and the dreams of many parents became a reality.
Anyone reading this who is yet to receive their first salary, I hope the day is as meaningful as it was for the above-mentioned people!