Destitute with blank eyes asking for a few coins to see them through a meal.Babies at traffic signals in situations that instinctively makes you hug you your own poor soul, I guess. Children selling magazines are everyday scenes in any city in India. In Delhi.
We feel sorry.
Blame the government apathy wish that it would do something about it and book the other way.
I admit I have done it many times, though my heart bleeds for street kids and I tried to make a difference once, but gave up after hitting a blank wall. The guilt remains. I look away thinking , I don't have to do anything about what I don't see, I guess.
After all, its a hopeless world, these things are inevitable. Right?
But, there are people who force us to believe otherwise. People who quietly go about listening to their hearts.
Probably about women like in the proverbs:
" God can not be everywhere , which is why he created mothers".
After all, its a hopeless world, these things are inevitable. Right?
But, there are people who force us to believe otherwise. People who quietly go about listening to their hearts.
Probably about women like in the proverbs:
" God can not be everywhere , which is why he created mothers".
And it all came together when I visited this beautiful lady's place taking care of so many kids at the same time. I expected to have a philanthropic view point , a novel credo or something which made her adopt a baby girl off the streets.
But, No.
Trust me, I was stumped by her simplicity when I asked her that what made her adopt a baby girl off the streets and she said very calmly because I felt sad for her.
Trust me, I was stumped by her simplicity when I asked her that what made her adopt a baby girl off the streets and she said very calmly because I felt sad for her.
Pause.
Well, name of that sweet, pretty and cute little girl was Suhani and when I met her, I was mesmerized by her deep beautiful eyes. They had a hypnotic quality and suddenly her mother mentioned, "I want to make her a classical dancer".
Well, name of that sweet, pretty and cute little girl was Suhani and when I met her, I was mesmerized by her deep beautiful eyes. They had a hypnotic quality and suddenly her mother mentioned, "I want to make her a classical dancer".
Later, I came to know that, the test will come when Suhani at eighteen months will be tested for HIV.
She was tested.
Result was negative, thankfully.
She was tested.
Result was negative, thankfully.
After all, Suhani was a tough cookie and she will come out of it with happy gurgles. :)
:)
Location: GB Road, New Delhi
Date: September, 2013
aahh...again i dnt hv words to describe .. ... whenever i see kids around playing in dirt n dust ...torn skirt ...no chappals ...but they all r just adorable n i ask myself that what can i do for them n there's a lot which can be done but afraid to take that one step forward . i really wish that god give all of us lot of strength n courage to take this one step forward n JUST DO IT !! :D :D
ReplyDeletePriyanka ... u kno i love all your blogs but this one is special .. keep writing :) :) (y) (y)
Hi dear,,,your articles are so engrossing that I always forget to appreciate !!!
ReplyDeleteAs far as this non-compassionate state of society is concerned, it will only change, when we will have GOOD MOTHERS...However, we can always get rid of our individual guilt and can sleep peacefully by providing a helping hand.
Keep writing...