It was pouring as we ended the meeting in Jakarta. Our local partner, after talking to the driver on the mobile, advised us to walk over to the next building instead of getting the driver to come over due to the deadlock traffic jam.
There were a bunch of young kids waiting at the building. Our local partner talked to two kids, and immediately they opened two umbrellas. Using the two umbrellas, we proceed to walk over to the next building.
The two kids followed beside us, thoroughly soaked by the rain, and walking bare footed along the poorly maintained roads, walking through the muddy filled potholes and trash.
When we reached the building opposite, our local partner paid them, equivalent to a few cents in Singapore currency, before the two kids ran back with the umbrellas, presumably to await for more business.
It is these little incidents that remind me how fortunate I am.
