Shocked at the low salary of an IT intern, the auto driver said his daily earnings were ₹1,000-₹2,000. He took only ₹400 from the passenger on a bill of ₹443. This story of kindness went viral on the internet and strengthened faith in humanity.
X (formerly Twitter) user Ojas Sharma has recently told about a heart-touching incident that happened in an auto. What started as a routine trip soon turned into a conversation that challenged stereotypes about earning money. Ojas told in his post that the auto driver was around his age. While talking, he asked whether Ojas travels such a distance every day. He felt that people working in IT must be earning quite well.
But when Ojas told that he was an intern and his salary was very low, the driver was surprised. He reportedly said, “Just that little?”
After this the driver revealed that he earns Rs 1,000 to 2,000 daily by driving his auto. This is a striking example of how our assumptions about earnings can often be wrong. But what happened next made this conversation truly memorable.
When Ojas reached its destination, there was a bill of Rs 443 in the meter. When he asked for the QR code for payment, the driver simply said, “Brother, you just pay Rs 400.” Ojas was completely shocked to hear this. “This is the first time that an auto driver has asked for less money than the fare shown on the meter,” he wrote.
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Ojas said, “Although I gave him the full amount, this experience stayed with me. Somewhere I felt that good people are still alive.”
people’s reactions
This post quickly went viral on the internet. Commenters are calling the conversation “wholesome” and “unexpectedly touching.” Many people commented how everyday events like this often restore faith in humanity. Some people jokingly said that it rarely happens that the fare decreases instead of increasing. In a time of viral negativity, this simple story reminded the Internet that kindness can find its way into even the most common situations.
One user commented, “He gives you more things to think about: life crisis, self doubt (Imposter syndrome).”
Another user pointed to the huge concern about inequality in earnings and wrote, “This is a sad truth… today skilled people are earning much less than non-skilled workers.”
A third user gave his opinion on how such moments often go unnoticed. He wrote, “Goodness is never sold, that is why we rarely see it around us.”