"KIDS - first thought in my mind when i say this word is pure,innocent,real,life".Today something really got drilled in mah mind and heart by an unpleasant incident happened at one of our new started project ASL in VVN (CITY-ANAND,STATE-GUJARAT,INDIA) where there are 415 HUTS in this slum area.All you can see around is caste differences inked in these kids minds,beedi s,"famously called -padiki s or commonly ghutka s (tobacco)" consumed by kids and elders around,CHILD LABOUR,what not..but We (MY TEAM) took this initiative as the toughest task or probably a simple task just jumbled to be solved.I know WE CAN & WE WILL.We atleast won by ice breaking the caste differences and making kids join school back again after maximum drop outs.Now what i saw today was so unpleasant and disturbing so penning down here .As my team, we all went to celebrate diwali(Indian festival)with kiddos what we saw there is that each and everyone fully drunk to the core!Mind my words guys-each and every one including many of the kids as well .I mean where is the innocense gone?the life?Most of kids as well drunk??Really it shattered me for a while ..Later a thought of cloud on my head said ,"impossible we can change -its too difficult!" ..later heard a kid saying ,"teacher..maaf kar do..(teacher ..forgive me )manasa didi ,aisa bulau na ?(i should call you as Manasa i.e my name ,elder sis )mujhe bhi ek tara mandal(i too want one sparkler)"..I saw so pure voice just got lost in hazy clouds..& another thought of cloud on my head ," it s not that difficult also..i will make it simple.." dnt know what confidence in me made me feel I CAN DO IT infact WE CAN DO IT - MY TEAM CAN DO IT.
please dig in your brains and feel from heart and suggest something !

At times admist the entire whirl of disappointments, we find a ray of hope- and that, is so motivating.
ReplyDeleteGreat Job Manasa!
@ niyati
ReplyDeletetrue !! started working on this..we planned out a de - addiction camps at regular intervals..n also counselling sessions for the families..!