We tend to make such a big deal out of our birthdays. Where to celebrate, what to wear, which cake to order, whom to invite – preparations are always on full swing! But what about the elderly, especially ones who are living alone? What do they look forward to on their birthdays? Do they look forward to anything at all?
When we ask ourselves these questions we realise that having no one to celebrate your birthday with completely and utterly sucks! And thankfully, there are people out there who are trying to bring a smile on the faces of people living alone.
Mumbai Police surprised a 77-year-old woman, living alone in the city, on her birthday. They wanted to make sure she wasn’t lonely on her special day and hence, arrived with a cake!
They posted pictures of the celebration on Twitter and it is heartwarming!
77 year old Kumud Joshi ji lives alone in Khar but officials of Khar police station make sure she’s never lonely! We tried to make her birthday special, you can send in your wishes too with #HBDKumudJi and we will make sure each wish reaches her pic.twitter.com/8kIMzEqO6G
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) July 13, 2019
As pictures of the birthday celebration went viral, people from across the country sent their best wishes and love for the birthday girl!
#HBDKumudJi 🎂🎈 …keep smiling…really inspired by the gesture @MumbaiPolice welldone 👍
— sangita ghosh (@sangitara2341) July 13, 2019
#HBDKumudJi God bless you & @MumbaiPolice too!
— Nina Arora (@nina11_arora) July 13, 2019
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Mumbai Police 👍
Aapne to emotional kar diya , Aap logo ki aisi harkate hame "I Love U" bolne Ko majboor karta hai 🙂#HBDKumudji— @007 (@OriginalAshok) July 13, 2019
Great initiative 👍 . Wishing her healthy life ahead.
— RAJESH ASHAR (@rajeshashar) July 13, 2019
How lovely, may God bless you all 🌸#HBDKumudji
— shifa maitra (@ShifaMaitra) July 13, 2019
This is remarkable..what a grt gesture #happybdaykumudji Happy birthday Kumud ji !!
— vicks (@vdamechani) July 13, 2019
Later in another tweet, Mumbai police posted pictures of them handing over a collage of the birthday wishes sent by Netizens to the woman. The smile on her face could make anyone’s day!
Thank you everyone, for all your best wishes for Kumud Ji. As promised we have hand delivered your wishes & a teary eyes Kumud ji said , "तुमच्या सर्वांचे आभार, ही माझ्या जीवनातील सर्वात अमूल्य भेट आहे” (thank you all, this is the most precious gift of my life) #HBDKumudJi pic.twitter.com/GnQEv1IlGK
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) July 14, 2019
Such small gestures are all it takes to touch someone’s heart and make their day special. Kudos to Mumbai Police for their kind gesture!