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Sweet cop helped me after I got into an accident
Got into a small accident today morning where my scooter skid and I was thrown off. I scraped my knees and elbows pretty badly. 2 men rushed to help me, took my scooter away from the middle of the road and helped me get up and started speaking in Kannada asking me how all of this happened. I’m learning Kannada and I’m not confident enough go speak it even though I understand a lot words in conversation (also know how to read and write) and especially in a tense situation like this my mind went blank! They assisted me to the side of the road near a coconut shop next to an auto stand and I noticed one of them was a policeman and other one was an auto driver who kept his water bottle in a coconut stall so I’m not sure if he was an auto driver or a coconut seller. They continued speaking to me in Kannada and offered me water, and I said “no it’s okay”, I think at that point they realised I’m not fluent with the language and started talking to me in Hindi, saying that my life is more precious than me being late, how worried my parents would be if anything happens and that the vehicle is not more important than I am. They told me to apply the ointment in the first aid kit in my scooter and in my auto pilot mode they really made sure I was okay! Soon, I thanked them and left and was so happy by the kindness of these strangers. Lately I’ve been feeling scared and unsafe because I don’t know Kannada and feel like I’m vulnerable and powerless. I’m learning but I still need some time. In a time like this, I’m grateful they showed me kindness and prioritised my safety over my knowledge of the preferred language. If non speakers learned and speakers stayed firm yet kind, I think this city would be a much better place for all of us. Also, didn’t have the best opinion about cops due to personal experiences and anecdotes I’ve heard but for the first time today, felt like there are still good ones out there. Thank you sweet cop and coconut auto driver !!3
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