Small Story 188.

Small Story 188 The ATM Card Miracle After his usual walk and withdrawing money from the ATM, Rajesh returned to his apartment. When he handed the money to his wife, Radhika, he suddenly realized his ATM card was missing. Radhika, calm and composed, handed him a glass of orange juice and advised him to stay calm, go back to the ATM, and find out what happened. Rajesh rushed back to the ATM, shocked to see the bank staff loading money into the machine. He had to wait for a few minutes until they were finished. Once they were done, Rajesh approached them and said, "I just withdrew money and left my ATM card in the machine. Have you found it?" The staff nodded and explained, "We found one card, but it has no photo, so we can't verify if it's yours." At that moment, another lady officer overheard the conversation. Upon seeing Rajesh's face, she exclaimed, "This is your card, isn't it?" "Yes, Madam," Rajesh replied. She quickly instructed her colleague to hand the card to Rajesh. "No need to worry, Mr. Rajesh. I recognized you. I follow you on Twitter for your brilliant posts and forwards, and I also follow you on LinkedIn." The officer, Sangeetha, had seen his profile on social media, and after confirming his account details, his concern was cleared. Rajesh was overjoyed and thanked Sangeetha for her presence of mind. He realized how useful social media could be when used genuinely, allowing people to connect and identify each other as true friends. Because of his interactions and unbiased posts online, Rajesh got his ATM card back. Rajesh expressed his gratitude and invited Sangeetha and her colleague for tea at his home one day. Sangeetha, pleased by his gesture, readily accepted, as she had always admired his posts. Social media truly works wonders when used to connect and help others. K.Ragavan 18-3-25