The Customer
By jaishankar
@Shivram59 (47491)
India
February 25, 2026 1:19am CST
Friends, I had told you about a book that was destroyed by rats.
About an hour ago a customer entered my shop. I had never seen him before, so I asked him where he had come from.
He had come here from a distant town where an old friend of mine lives. I asked him about him and he told me he was a very close friend of my friend.
We began talking. I came to know he runs a bookstore and sells old books. I showed to him the book, or whatever remains of it, and he took a photo of the book with his mobile.
He assured me to arrange a copy of the book anyhow. He said to me that he will send me the book within a month.
Now he has left for his town and I'm feeling very happy.
I'm very happy. I'm sure the book I had lost will again be in my collection.
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@Shivram59 (47491)
• India
22h
Thank you. Yes, it's surrendipity. I didn't know him before. Today he came just because he needed some sugar and chocolates. I thought he was just another customer. As I had never seen him before I asked him where he was from. The conversation went on and, in the process, I came to know he was a bookseller who deals in old books and that he was a close friend of my friend.
I will be waiting for my book.

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@Shivram59 (47491)
• India
16h
Thank you. It's really a great news to me. Now I'm waiting for a greater news that he has got the book and id sending it to me.

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@ptrikha_2 (49209)
• India
14h
At times, chance meetings like this throw up pleasant surprises.
I also hope that you get the book that you lost.
How is life in all?
Here it is getting very busy both work wise and at a personal level.
Have a great Thursday ahead!
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@Shivram59 (47491)
• India
14h
Thank you. I had never seen the man eve before. He happened to be a book seller, that too a seller of old books. I showed him the book.He is sure he would get a copy of the book.
Now I'm waiting for the book.
Life here is like you have there. Very busy and full of struggles.
Last night we had a brief drizzling. The morning was sunny today.
Hope, you are fine there.
@Ineeddentures (18692)
•
7h
A month is not long to wait for the book
I think it's best to keep books away from Rats though
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@Shivram59 (47491)
• India
2h
There are no more rats in my house. One of them is killed by a stray dog and two others were caged by my sister who left them many kms away from here in a field.






