This story is about a dilemma that many ordinary people, who live from hand to mouth, face in their daily lives. Why should they have so little, and have to struggle to put together a few rupees just to meet essential expenses, when others so freely splurge out on luxuries? This dilemma is as old as time itself, and Nalini’s thoughts and actions are a reflection of real life in India where there is a vast chasm between the haves and the have nots.