Pata hai aaj kya hua, After 1.5 years of no contact, I got a call from someone I used to consider a friend.
He said his mother had a heart attack and urgently needed Rs.20K.
I said "Nahi hai bhai".
Technically, I could have arranged it , "withdrawing from credit card", somehow managing - but I didn’t. I told him I don’t have the money, we exchanged a couple of formal lines, and ended the call.
Here’s the part that’s messing with my head:
He’s been working in Saudi for the last 2 years, earning well
He still hasn’t returned Rs.6,500 I gave him 2-3 years ago
I asked him 3 separate times for that money - once when I genuinely needed it for my coaching fees
Every time: “salary aane do”, “next month pakka”, and then nothing
So in that moment, I chose logic over emotion.
But now? I feel like shit.
I keep thinking - what if it was real? What if his mother actually needed help and I refused over Rs.6.5K from the past? Am I being petty? Or just protecting myself?
It’s weird - I don’t even trust him, yet I feel guilty like I failed some basic human test.
Trying to figure out:
Was this the right call, or did I just become the kind of person I wouldn’t respect?
Would like to hear how others see this.