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So today I noticed someone in our neighborhood and felt really sad and unsettled. What do you feel about it?

So today in our area Munnekolala of our city Bangalore in India, I went to this Andhra(a South Indian state) style restaurant to buy some chicken kebab and Guntur (a city in Andhra state) style chicken. But next to it is a Hot chips shop. These shops are all over the city and neighborhood. Hot chips are basically potato chips which are freshly fried at the moment and there are other chips there too but I will talk about this particular Hot Chips shop next to the Andhra style restaurant. So I have been buying hot chips and this another pyramid shaped chips from their shop since many years. A man runs the shop who became old now but I have also seen his son in the shop ever since I was younger. His son seems close enough to my age actually and I am 25 now so he is most definitely in his mid 20s to maybe early 30s at max now but he is very skinny. So I remember when I was as young as 13 or 14 going to his shop and seeing him there. I remember he was quite tall and comparing my height with him by seeing in the mirror but now I am taller than him. I used to always see him in the shop even back then and never really saw him studying and just helping his dad in frying the chips.

They are also Telugu family from Andhra state living in Bangalore for a long time whereas I am Bengali living here too for so many years. But today even after years i again saw him frying the chips with his dad in the same small shop. On top of it he is actually balding with most of his head completely bald except the back and sides. Idk even last year i remember he had hair on his head but now he is suddenly bald. Idk whether he became bald because of the shop or being near oil too much or not taking care of his hair. He has always been very skinny and even now he is. I genuinely felt sad tho seeing it as I have been seeing him since I was much younger so we both grew up parallely together. Obviously idk much about his life except in the hot chips shop so I can't say much but I felt sad to see him getting bald and frying chips now. I am myself just done with MBA and job searching for quite a while so I am afraid too that what if I end up stagnant in life which made me feel a bit unsettled. Idk about his love life either as I mostly see him frying chips with his dad but it felt sad. I have seen him in the same shop for so many years. I do enjoy eating their pyramid shaped chips, coconut ladoos and obviously hot chips. But Idk why I felt sad seeing it while buying the kebab and Guntur chicken curry.
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Pianoman · 31-35, M
If you want to know the answers to these questions, you're going to have tp properly befriend the guy, rather than just being an observational customer. You obviously like this chap and his father, and probably the chip shop is a family business that he is expected to and probably in time will take over, as part ofthis tradition. People have different perspectives and pathways through life, and in his own way he is probably content doing what he's doing. Try not to judge him too harshly, and maybe suggest you go out for an evening to give him a break from work, and talk to him about your life experiences and aspirations for the future. Friendship is based on mutual respect and understanding, and you obviously care about his wellbeing, which is a commendable trait in your character.
fact1234 · 46-50, M
You need help, soon
Heroisthebest25 · 22-25, M
@fact1234 Did you even understand the post? I bet you haven't even read it fully.

 
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