1) The document describes a "horegallu", a stone bench under a banyan tree that provides rest for travelers and lets them share their burdens by talking with others. 2) It tells the story of a banyan tree that shelters travelers in a remote village in Karnataka and an old man who sits on a stone bench, letting people share their troubles with him. 3) The author remembers two people from her life, her grandfather and another person named Ratna, who were like the "horegallus", willing listeners who helped others by letting them unload their worries.