When we were small kids, we were taught in moral education to help the needy. I used to wonder if I would ever get a chance to help someone. I never came across any blind man , who needed help to cross the road , nor did I ever came across an old lady who needed help to carry a heavy bag. There might have been occasions , where someone might have needed my help, but I might have failed to notice it.
Anyways, its not the point.Recently I got an opportunity to help two kids and I can't thank god enough for it.
I was on my way to MBA coaching class. At one of the stops, 2 kids got into the bus, they caught my attention the moment I saw them. They had a squalid appearance. The bus was not very crowded and there were a few vacant seats. But they were too shy or rather afraid to sit next to someone.( Most of the passengers did not want them to sit next to them, the woman who was sitting alone on my neighboring seat shifted to the edge of the seat, so that those 2 kids couldn't sit beside her).
Since I was sitting alone, I signaled them to come and sit next to me. They were talking in a language I couldn’t understand. The little fella was carrying a packet of biscuits and apparently he wanted to eat it, but his elder sister was trying to convince him not to eat that ( may be she wanted to save that to eat later ). I was so engrossed in watching them, that I didn’t see the conductor coming and asking for the fare. The girl gave him the 2 coins she had. But they weren’t enough. The conductor asked her to pay the remaining fare, and on her failure to do so, he started shouting at her in Konkani, giving her bad words. The girl was reduced to tears. I could no longer withstand that, I asked the conductor to stop shouting and offered to pay on behalf of the girl. The conductor then took the money I gave and went away.
The girl turned and looked at me with her teary eyes, and gave me a smile – that was the most beautiful smile I had ever seen in my life. It was so innocent, so pure, so genuine . They say god resides in the hearts of small children, I truly experienced it.
When we reached Panjim, they got down along with me. I watched them go and stand near a shop. I couldn’t get myself stop from gazing at them- may be they were waiting for their parents, what if they didn’t have parents, what are they going to do, where do they stay, how do they survive, who looks after them, do they go to a school – countless questions clouded my mind. I was getting late for my class, I went up to them, bought them 2 chocolates and reluctantly left for my class. I thought about them all the time in the class, when it got over, I rushed to the bus stand, hoping to see them there, but I didn’t find them near that shop. I searched frantically all over the bus stand but couldn’t find them. I’m still not able to get them off my mind. Finally I prayed to god to keep them safe where ever they were and went back to my bus with a heavy heart.
About Me
- Kadambari
- Goa, India
- Shakespeare once said “Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them." I was neither born great nor there was any divine intervention that showered greatness upon me. I’m just another not-so-great person like the millions others on this planet. But I do aspire (and I strive) to be a great daughter, a great sister, a great lover and most importantly a great human being. My life until now has been invariably a series of failures and setbacks. But as they Nothing lasts forever ! I know this is just a passing phase and I will reach the zenith one day. Nadirs And The Zenith is going to be the chronicle of this journey of mine – from Nadirs to the Zenith. NATZ is an attempt to write, express and share my feelings, views and opinions. Hope you have a pleasant time reading my space. Do leave your comments and suggestions, they’re most welcome.
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My Prayer
May every soul that touches mine
be it the slightest contact
get therefrom some good
some little grace, one kindly thought;
one aspiration yet unfelt
one bit of courage
for their darkening sky
one gleam of faith
to brave the the thickening ills of life
one glimpse of brighter skies
beyond the gathering mists
to make this life worthwhile
- George Eliot
be it the slightest contact
get therefrom some good
some little grace, one kindly thought;
one aspiration yet unfelt
one bit of courage
for their darkening sky
one gleam of faith
to brave the the thickening ills of life
one glimpse of brighter skies
beyond the gathering mists
to make this life worthwhile
- George Eliot
a very sweet article ...i think we all go through that phase after studying those moral science lectures ...desperately looking for a blind man or an old woman with a heavy bag ...not to mention in a guy's case; a beautiful girl drowning ...
jokes apart ...but as we move on we just become too busy ...too involved to feel the sweetness of it ...and we just rush along devoiding overselves from the divinity of these emotions ...
a great article
Nice of you to give them chocolates .....
Just for your information, there is a government-funded organization in Goa that takes care of helpless children. You can call them on a toll-free number 1098.
@Mohak
I fully agree with you.
Quoting W.H davies :
"What Is This Life If Full of Care;
We Have No Time to Stand and Stare"
All of us get so engrossed in the mundane issues, that we hardly have time to rise above it and notice other things.
I just hope that other people also realize it.
Thanks a lot for such a thoughtful comment.
@Pradosh
Thanks a lot for sharing the information with me.
But I doubt the efficiency of such services.I had a bad experience with the forest department help line few days back.
:) Tht's so sweet....plz do update the blog if u happen to c these siblings again in future!
The photographs speak for their innocence.There is nothing in this world as disarming as the innocence and beauty of children. Good work keep it up.
very nice effort..
i have also gone through such incidents, therefore i can realize that satisfaction which u feel after making them happy..
i personally feel, if u want to use ur moral education in your life then helping kids and old persons are the best way to do that..
very nice effort..
i have also gone through such incidents, therefore i can realize that satisfaction which u feel after making them happy..
i personally feel, if u want to use ur moral education in your life then helping kids and old persons are the best way to do this..