In the midst of angels.

No, im not talking about girls here, but kids

Last, thursday was a great day. I happened to be a lucky enough to volunteer for Buniyaad, an organisation run by women, supported by our company that caters to the educational needs of lil children living in & around slums & shanties. It was a welcome change to head to a small house that harbors the lil angels. The room which has the kids do activities is just about the same dimensions as my cubicle. I was there during the normal first hour of office, away from my normal mail-checking routine, to interact with the kids & get them involved into creating something nice, like decorating a flower pot. Before we began, i asked for an introduction from the kids & as they stood up turn by turn, shy & a lil amused at having a stranger in their midst, i couldnt help but go back into the times when i was a kid having to tell my name to every stranger, pretty irritating it was for me & i guess thats the reason why the kids there forgot how to end the statement, “My name is…”  with their name
Albeit shy, it didnt take long for them to get accustomed to my presence & were soon at their kiddy self, being pulled in at times to decorate the pot they had been given. The toddlers however werent camera shy, they enjoyed their pictures being taken & they managed to maintain discipline on being promised a chocolate at the end of their craft activity. I could go on describing the scene there, those 90 minutes spent with the children made me realise how much life has given me, given us, things that we ignore so
easily while such kids can’t afford the same. I urge you to make a difference while you can, in any manner, touch the lives of millions of children, let not the talents & dreams succumb to the persistent ignorance of society. Encourage others to do the same, to make the world a better place.

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