This year on my birthday, 30th Sep’2013, I had planned to celebrate in different way with Orphanage kids. One of my friend refer me to "A charitable trust maintain by Mother Teresa Foundation." Hence decided to spent a day out with the destitute of Shanti Daan Ashram which is located in Gorai.
I was allotted only between 4pm to 5pm time slot & in hours time, I was suppose to served approx 210 orphans/destitute.
All 210 destitute/orphans were
divided into 2 Category, Category-1 were 45 mentally challenge/destitute kids
within the age group of 15 years & Category-2 were mentally
challenged/Physically disabled & abandoned male destitute
both young and old...
Since the number were huge, many people like Mr.Charlie, help
in taking care of these Orphans/Destitute by rendering 2-3 hours a day as
social service. Mr.Charlie
suggested me that I should feed them with Frooti & Chocolates as their favorites
item.
On reaching there, I was greeted
by 12 year’s boy named Harshavardhan. He started looking at us as if we were 3
astronaut getting down from Space shuttle but he immediately started helping us
to pull-out all foods from my Car. There were few children like Jassu &
Mrunal of Kolkata who came hold my hands. It looked as if they were longing for
love from me, I hugged them & gave them Frooti\Chocolates. They smile &
called others.
The moment, me, Dhyeya & Papa
entered in open hall, all 45 kids surrounded us as they were well informed
about their gifts. Dad & Dhyeya were in surprised what to do &
immediately, one of helper named Gopal rushed to our help. Without wasting single
moment, we started distributing Frooti to all of them. To my surprise, couple
of kids were not known what is frooti? How to open? & how to drink via Straw
etc.
Most of kids in category-1, were either mentally disabled or physically inactive & they were abandon by their parents or pulled from streets.... Some kids were natural blind & few had cripple legs...& some kids were in vegetable stat.....They can't move their body w/o someone help. In Category-2 all males including Physically disabled & abandoned male destitute both young and old. While serving, I could sense dad in disturbed situation as he is not used to this kinds of social activities but Dhyeya, with the smiley face, very confidently distributing items to these people….
I was feeling their pain, their actions, their damaged life, their
blindness & incapability to fight with this cruel world……I am crying but
God please give me strength so that I can serve them whole hearted & never
let these things happens to anyone’s life…..
"We make a Living of what we get, but we make Life in what we give."
