Kerala Woman Rewarded New Home After Going Viral For Helping Blind Man Board A Bus

Last week, a video of a random act of kindness went viral which bought a smile to everybody’s faces. In it, a kind woman from Kerala named Supriya was seen helping a visually-impaired man catch a public bus, urging the conductor to wait for him.

she made this world a better place to live.kindness is beautiful!😍

உலகம் அன்பான மனிதர்களால் அழகாகிறது#kindness #love pic.twitter.com/B2Nea2wKQ4

— Vijayakumar IPS (@vijaypnpa_ips) July 8, 2020

The video gained many accolades from people all around including Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh.

We should all aim to be like her when no one is watching. #Salute pic.twitter.com/8j1Ui3mwDZ

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) July 9, 2020

But not many knew the reality of the poverty-stricken conditions Supriya lived in. She has been working as a saleswoman with the Alukkas group for the past 3 years, reports HT. She is married with 2 children and her husband has a small-time job in a private company.

When the chairman of company Joy Alukkas stumbled upon the video and identified her as the company’s employee, he visited her rented home with his family to congratulate her. He also asked her to visit the Thrissur head office the following week for a surprise, which would turn out to be something that she had never imagined.

During a meeting, Alukkas announced a brand new home to be gifted to her. Supriya recalls the moment saying, “I never thought it will be such a huge surprise. I was in tears as hundreds of workers of the group cheered me. It was a spontaneous act and I never thought this will fetch me so much of praise and love.”

This entire incident reminds me of Sophocles’ phrase “Kindness begets kindness evermore.” Don’t you agree?

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