Saturday was never so interesting as yesterday when I got a call from teach India people to join for first task of getting acquainted with some children of an orphanage nearby a slum. I had quite a mixed feeling of excitement and lazyness. To be honest, I did not have a absolute willingness but a partial enthusiasm of doing something good for people and society owning to my job responsibilites and being an MBA aspirant.However, things changed when I visited the orphanage.
The orphanage was located in a really shabby place with horribly stinking stream of water passing around the building and some ill constructed houses in the vicinity with a very small pathway to walk down to orphanage. It was a small place with hardly three rooms and a lawn outside. One room was a class room and other room has beds like racks for children while last room seems to be a office. There was a small kitchen too.
Being a part of social activity is not a piece of cake. It is tough and you have to maintain a composure, hope, enthusiasm and lots of infectious energy. I had a very nice feeling of being with childrens. They were totally different then what I expected them to be. They have willingness to learn, were quite interactive and perhaps cute. Some were even having a good sense of humour and were smarter than expected. Most of them were able to write their names on the blackboard when asked to do so and were more interested in learning while playing.
There is nothing to sympathise with them but perhaps a lot to learn for them. I was feeling more deprived and left over than they were for not having the most challenging suitations as they were going through. I have a very strong feeling that they will come out to be strong, bold and successful.
Lastly, I have a wonderful story here to share. While I was teaching them, I notice one kid very excited to recite his poems. When I was listening to his rythmic poems, most of the kids tried joining him and recited in chorus. There was no one to recite poem absolutely correct but him. He kept correcting other people before I did and finally when I tried correcting them, he felt ignored and finally left the place. He went to the maid and helped her cleaning utensils for the dinner. Though matter of fact is that he is not so mature to understand gravity of suitation he is dealing with but we have lot to learn from him.
That kid gave me a hope that India would be brightest among all countries in the world because young india has not lost the spirit to fight back. They have learnt to survive against all odds. That small kid posses enthusiam and spirit of true india.
Finally, lets make them not lost hope, The concluding message is simple, ‘Education is not the filling of a pail, it’s the lighting of a fire. Lets Spread It.'
