The Old Man’s Last Kindness

The young man was traveling by bus through the misty hills of India on a chilly winter

night. He was shivering with fever and cold, having no warm clothing. An old man sitting

next to him, wrapped in a blanket, noticed the young man's condition and offered him

his muffler. The old man then took the young man to a tea shop during a break in the journey

and brought him a cup of coffee despite the young man's initial reluctance. As the bus approached

the old man's stop, he pointed out his hilltop house and invited the young man to visit.

They parted ways, but a week later, the young man passed through the same route and found

a crowd gathered near the old man's stop. He learned that the old man had