I would like to share a few of my
precious experiences to reiterate or validate the power of kindness. A girl
from an underprivileged family, who was meritorious in academics, was unable to
pursue her higher education, in spite of her credentials, as she was not
receiving any monetary help from her parents, who were daily wage earners. Even
three meals a day was not guaranteed. We
decided to help her and she did her graduation in a renowned engineering
college and qualified herself. She was recruited by a top IT company and today
she is married and settled in life with a five figured salary. This timely act
of kindness changed a girl’s life forever.
Tiny drops of water make a mighty ocean. In our
school, every year the staff and students raise funds and contribute towards a
noble cause. We have built more than hundred toilets under the Prime Minister’s
Swachh Bharat Project, as the women and girls in the families of the
underprivileged had to answer nature’s call before sunrise or after sunset.
They had tears of joy when we offered to build toilets for them. We built
washrooms even in government and aided schools where children and teachers had
no such facilities, sanatoriums, where nurses and patients were deprived of
this basic amenity, to the tune of so many lakhs. Once, we decided to take children
who have been orphaned, to spend a day at a theme park. Gifts & goodies
were packed for them and they were ushered into the park. The joy on each
child’s face was inexplicable as they had never had such an experience before.
I can share innumerable such stories of
personal experiences, where an act of kindness brought sunshine into the life
of a deprived or battered soul. It just takes a kind heart to brighten up the
world and establish their faith in humanity. Take the first step TODAY.
#Thoughtfulthursdays
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