While traveling in a train, we pay attention to the coach attendant only when he comes to give us blankets, answers our questions or is quietly cleaning. Hardly any of us thinks where these people rest or sit. But a picture that went viral on Instagram has brought this truth in front of everyone. In this viral post, a train attendant is sitting on the floor near the toilet door of an AC coach and eating his food silently. This one picture has changed the entire debate.
The post shared along with the picture read, "A small scene in the AC coach of the train touched my heart: This is the same attendant who is busy serving the passengers throughout the journey. The same person was quietly eating his meal near the bathroom, right next to the door."
The post further read, “At a place where we would not even like to sit, these people spend their days and nights without any complaint.”
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People on the internet expressed grief and sympathy over this picture. Many users wrote that coach attendants are always visible while traveling in trains, but passengers are often so engrossed in their own convenience that they do not even pay attention to their working conditions.
Many users appealed to the railway authorities to provide proper space to the train staff to sit and rest, which is a basic need. Some people called this picture a "reality check", while others said that this is an unseen aspect of the working of railways, which passengers never pay attention to.
Now this viral incident is no longer just a picture of a train compartment. It has reminded many people on the Internet that behind every clean box, folded blanket, and ready-made help is a worker quietly on his feet for hours - and often without even a decent place to sit and eat.
