This Sikh Taxi Driver Was 'Australian of the Day'

Posts that don't fit into any other category. If it's anything to do with guns, it probably doesn't belong here!
Post Reply
aadhaulya
Veteran
Veteran
Posts: 1174
Joined: Wed Nov 20, 2013 10:41 pm

This Sikh Taxi Driver Was 'Australian of the Day'

Post by aadhaulya » Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:10 am

Here's Why This Sikh Taxi Driver Was 'Australian of the Day'

Source: http://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/heres-why-t ... ay-1212859
Most people spend their Sundays sleeping in late or going out with friends. Tejinder Singh of Darwin, Australia, spends at least one Sunday every month giving back to the community.

Mr Singh works two jobs - an air conditioner mechanic by day and taxi driver by night - and spends the last Sunday of each month cooking and then distributing proper meals to the needy and poor in the city. He's done this continuously for the last three years and his son Navdeep helps out.

"My religion says 10% of income goes for the needy and poor people, no matter what religion they belong to," he says in a video posted by Nine News Darwin on Facebook.

It was because of this act of kindness that he was featured as the Australian of the Day, a campaign that aims to recognize the day-to-day contributions of ordinary Aussies.

"Often finishing his taxi shift in the early hours of the morning, this means his food drive is often completed on little sleep but the act of giving he says, gives him the energy to continue," it says on their website about Tejinder Singh.

Mr Singh has been offered monetary support from many people, but so far he's refused all help. In turn, he encourages others to begin food drives of their own so more people can benefit from the service.

"The van, the pots, anyone can use them. It's for mankind," he told the team at Australian of the Day.

If only more people did what Tejinder Singh does, the world would be a much better place to live in.

For Advertising mail webmaster
User avatar
xl_target
Old Timer
Old Timer
Posts: 3488
Joined: Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:47 am
Location: USA

Re: This Sikh Taxi Driver Was 'Australian of the Day'

Post by xl_target » Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:23 am

If only more people did what Tejinder Singh does, the world would be a much better place to live in.
Hear! Hear!
“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense” — Winston Churchill, Oct 29, 1941

User avatar
essdee1972
Veteran
Veteran
Posts: 1195
Joined: Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:54 pm
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra

Re: This Sikh Taxi Driver Was 'Australian of the Day'

Post by essdee1972 » Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:56 am

:clap: :clap: :clap:
Cheers!

EssDee
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In a polity, each citizen is to possess his own arms, which are not supplied or owned by the state.Aristotle

Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.Bob Marley

User avatar
brihacharan
Old Timer
Old Timer
Posts: 3112
Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:33 pm
Location: mumbai

Re: This Sikh Taxi Driver Was 'Australian of the Day'

Post by brihacharan » Tue Sep 01, 2015 2:04 pm

xl_target wrote:
If only more people did what Tejinder Singh does, the world would be a much better place to live in.
Hear! Hear!
I salute you Tejinder Singhji :clap: :clap: :clap:
Briha

User avatar
goondasmani
Almost at nirvana
Almost at nirvana
Posts: 125
Joined: Sun Feb 15, 2015 4:50 pm
Location: Chennai

Re: This Sikh Taxi Driver Was 'Australian of the Day'

Post by goondasmani » Tue Sep 01, 2015 3:47 pm

salute respect

Post Reply