TOUCHING INCIDENT

* TRUE INCIDENT: There was a man in Mumbai who was diabetic. He had a wound on his leg. It started festering and soon became a huge ulcer. When showed it to the doctor, the doctor said,"The leg needs to be amputated.If it isn't ,the gangrene could spread to the areas above. That will cause serious problems. The man was shocked to hear this.Not only was he dismayed at the prospect of losing his leg, he realized he would have to pay ten thousand rupees for the operation. He did not have a steady income even to support his family with what he earned. He became utterly dejected.One day the pitiable man went to the railway tracks. when the train was approaching, he placed the affected leg over the track.The train ran over the leg,severing it. But he also lost so much blood that he almost died. People took him to the hospital. When asked why he had acted thus, he said," I have no money to pay for the amputation. If it's not amputated, I will not be able to live either. With no money for the operation, I saw no other way before me. That's why I had to resort to this extreme measure."