Sure, scams can happen in India. But the stories no one tells you about are of the MAGIC India offers when you let your guard down. Here’s an example:
Did you know anything is possible in India?
Sometimes when you think the objective is impossible, especially in the chaos of India, you get a big surprise.
While in Hampi, we met a kid (a driver of a traditional boat across the river) who promised he could literally make anything happen and would respond to all our yes or no questions with, “Of course! Anything is possible in India!”
“Can you get me a baby tiger”, we joked. He nodded with determination that is was indeed possible.
“Can you take us to play with wild monkeys?” He assured us, obviously, he could.
“Can we have this boat?” we asked. It was a traditional Karnataka fishing boat. The kid said he could buy it for 7,000 rupees. We had our car and needed to drive 8 hours back to Goa.
The kid took us to a boat maker. The boat maker “said give me the money now”.
“I’ll make you a boat. I will send a boy with the boat to the bus station in 3 days. He will pay the driver 200 rupees to deliver the boat to a man in Goa. The man in Goa will take 100 of the 200 rupees to take the boat in a truck and deliver it to your house. You will have it in 4-5 days max. Just give me the money now…”
When you trust in India, the locals reward you. They won’t let you down.
There is an unwritten law of Physics in India, for each horrible encounter, an equally opposite encounter will follow. Once you open your heart to India, the bad things stop happening all together!
We gave him 7,000 Rs and walked away with no contact information.
The boat showed up 4 days later as promised.
By Rachel Jones
Assagao, Goa – INDIA
Awesome story!
Wow! That is amazing and so inspiring. An adventure in India certainly has its ups and downs, but the bottom line is: India will never let you down. You get what you put in!
Great story Rachel. 🙂
This has got to be one of the best stories ever! Lol Always think and be positive and only positive will manifest!
That type of deal would be rare to find in the US! Maybe between friends/family but definitely not between strangers!
Brilliant and so true
hello,as usual another interesting and insightful story.beneath the surface of this ancient culture.always worth reading.
Thank you for approving my story 🙂