The Moral Vision
Social Behaviour
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His thoughtfulness impressed her greatly and they
chatted amicably for the rest of the flight. When the
plane landed, they disembarked together, he
helping her with her hand luggage. On coming out
of the ‘arrivals’ lounge, she was distressed to
discover that no car had come to receive her. Mr.
Ajwani once again offered to be of help, saying that
he could easily drop her at her home by taxi before
going on to his hotel. She gratefully agreed to this
and, on reaching home, made a note of his name
and address before saying goodbye to him.
Shortly afterwards, her daughter came back home
and was surprised to find her mother there. She felt
very sorry that the message about her arrival had
never reached her, and that her mother had had no
car to receive her and bring her home. “You must
have had difficulty in coming home alone,” she said
to her mother. “Not at all,” the old lady replied,
and, her eyes shining with gratitude, she told her
the whole story of the kind gentleman she had met
on the plane. The daughter was very favourably
impressed and immediately telephoned Mr. Ajwani
at his hotel to thank him and invite him to dinner.
Mr. Ajwani promptly accepted her invitation, and,
