The other day I received a call and before I could answer it, the call got cut. Within a couple of minutes my phone rang. It was the same number that had called earlier. This time it rang long enough and when I answered it, the person at the other end politely apologised and said it was a wrong call!!! He had called the second time to say to me that the first call was a wrong call!!
This incident reminded me of an incident while at Karunapuram. Nagothu Balakishore was appointed the bell ringer for that month. One morning when he rang the rising bell I, as the assistant, realised that he had rang the bell one hour early (instead of 5.45 am, he had rang the electric bell at 4.45 am). By the time I realised that he had mistaken the time, nearly half of those who had woken up were already in the wash area brushing their teeth. They had now clue that it was only 4.45 am. I met a very confused Kishore near the bell, who was surrounded by a few of his companions, some not so happy!! Anyway, as I made a round of the wash areas informing the brothers that there was a mistake and that they could get back to bed for another hour, I suddenly heard the bell ring again!!
When I rushed to the bell switch I see Kishore ringing the bell again. Shocked, I asked him why the second bell. He sheepishly replied, "To cancel the first bell." Now those who had not woken up at the first wrong bell were also awake!!
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