A Reason To Smile

Diwali is just days away and I'm reminded of this, story that I have to share with all.
It was six years back,  around the same time and diwali was getting closer.  My dad and I were standing near the Periyar bus stand in Madurai.  Close by there was a lady and her (about) five year old son.
People walked around with bags of crackers and new clothes in their hand.  The boy kept looking at them and started pestering his mother to buy him a new dress.  She couldn't afford one and she brushed him off.
The boy,  yearning to have a reason to smile that diwali,  but with no means, teared up.
My dad,  who was watching this,  went to a small clothes shop opposite,  pointed the boy to the owner and paid for the dress and asked him to give it to boy. 
The boy was elated to suddenly  have a stranger give him a new dress. The mom felt happy,  to see her son smile.
My dad almost teared up at the sight and the shop owner expressed how happy this made him feel and not because of the sale he had just made.
The joy that I felt, just looking at this scene,  is immense and I could still feel it as I'm typing. 
Though I don't believe in charity,  donating our old clothes,  instead of just throwing them out, makes more sense, and is only humane!
Let us all begin the celebrations by putting smile on the face of atleast one other person.