My Simple-hearted Friend

Some people are very innocent and pure at heart. They are taken for a ride and sometimes get cheated by others. Here is one such experience, one of my friend had gone through.

My friends name is Sonykutty. By profession is a government employee. In addition to his regular work he is engaged in several other agricultural and social activities. Basically, this gentleman is a hard worker. Once after a tiring day's work he was travelling back home in his car. Few kilometers before his residence his car collided with an auto-rickshaw. He knew it was mistake because for a moment he was not careful behind the wheels. As usual, the autorickshaw driver jumped out and started yelling at Sonykutty. He also opened the door and alighted. Instead of shouting back at the opponent, he swiftly offered his apologies and disclosed that it is his mistake as he was feeling a bit sleepy while driving. By then few other auto-rickshaw drivers also surrounded the two only to side the fellow auto driver. They demand an amount of seventy-five thousands rupees for covering the damages and repairing the auto-rickshaw. Without any argument Sonykutty readily agreed to hand over the money as he was fully sure that it was his mistake. As he was about to transfer the cash his cousin, Viju, came by. Seeing his relatives car he stopped to learn what is happening. After hearing both sides and about the settlement they had arrived by then, he took a close inspection of the damaged vehicle. Viju, though younger, unlike his cousin has immense experience in handling crooks and cheaters. He could estimate that what they are demanding so as to cover the damages is bit too high. So he placed an alternate proposal to repair the auto-rickshaw by themselves and then to handover. The drivers reluctantly agreed to this under one condition that the repairing should be made at garage of their choice. Finally, both parties agreed to this. 

At the end, the story is that the damaged auto-rickshaw was fully conditioned by completing all works pointed out by its owner for an amount of twenty-five thousand rupees. With just one-third money of what was initially demand all works could be completed. This real story tells how good men are cheated by others.

This raises the question  'Is World a Good Place for Men with Integrity and Values'?