When we’re busy complaining about being tired or fed up with work, stories like this one quietly hit you in the gut. A video doing the rounds online shows an 89-year-old woman selling handmade bracelets on Mumbai local trains. No drama, no fuss. Just her, moving through crowded coaches with a small bunch of bracelets and a lot of dignity.
What makes the clip even more emotional is the reason she gave for doing this. She told the person filming that she earns her own money so she can pay her family for letting her stay with them. She didn’t want to share her address because she didn’t want her family to be judged or shamed. That one line alone changed how many people saw the video. It’s tender, it’s heartbreaking, and it’s powerful all at once.
The Instagram user who shared the moment wrote that meeting her felt both heartening and heartbreaking. They wanted to buy all her bracelets but couldn’t because they didn’t have enough cash on them. The woman, meanwhile, calmly climbed into the afternoon local, doing what she does every day - selling a few bracelets at a time, one coach after another.
Online, people had mixed feelings. Many were in awe of her strength and independence at 89. Others couldn’t stop thinking about her family and why she still needs to earn to secure a place in her own home. One comment summed it up perfectly: her spirit is inspiring, but no elderly person should have to struggle like this, especially when they have family.
Another person wrote about meeting her in real life. They said they’d seen her on Mahashivratri last year and then randomly came across this video a year later. When they tried to give her money back then, she refused and asked them to buy the bracelets instead. So they bought ten. Reading that, you can almost picture her - gentle but firm about earning what she gets.
This isn’t just another “viral feel-good video.” It’s a reminder of quiet strength. Of dignity. Of how some people carry their pride even when life doesn’t make it easy. And honestly, next time we feel like cribbing about a long day, this dadi’s story might just make us pause for a second.
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