Poverty, the dreaded scourge sadly endured by Humans, mankind has miserably failed to eradicate. Over 20 millenniums, civilizations have flourished, romances blossomed and ended mostly tragically, kingdoms overthrown, technology has triumphed but Alas! Nature, Godmen and human beings can hardly account for doing away with stark poverty for good.
So, having Reverence for Life and being a champion of Humanness in Humans and with the desire to do my bit to ease the curse of Poverty, humbly I have launched the voluntary activity of feeding the poor children in Mount Abu. With no dearth of a multitude of beggars passing by my gate every day, I have chosen the mangy urchins, progeny of rag pickers camping all over, for succor. Every morning, a group of starving disheveled kids vociferously gather at the gate and my daughter-in-law, Anisha, herself a mother of two handsome boys, smilingly doles out a sustenance pertaining to our resources, to each child and not hesitating to discipline and humor the miscreants with tips to be more presentable the next morning. Believe me, the pursuit has worked wonders.
And finally, it is our sacred duty to stretch out our hands and say " In spite of what separates us and what we have in common is Humanity", and thus the least we can do for the needy and hungry is to Bless, Love and Protect them.
Isn't that a very narrow approach? Feeding isn't going to eradicate poverty, is it? To consider poverty a curse is like justifying drug abuse by saying death is inevitable. If you really do have reverence for life and if you really are a champion of humanness in humans, then it would be appreciated more if you took steps to ensure that they don't have to spend yet another night sleeping in those cold streets of pain and suffering, with dreams of a better tomorrow, only to wake up and realize that they have to go wait for you to dole out something for them to survive yet another day of their cursed lives.
ReplyDeleteYou are of my grandfather's age and I say this with all due respect. Don't just be satisfied by having fed them. You may have grown weak physically with age but your mind still is young. Look to give them a brighter future rather than being content of having done your moral duties by having fed them one meal. Even if you cant, i am sure your two able grandsons can. There surely must be a government school somewhere in the vicinity where the children may be encouraged to study. I do not intend or mean to offend you. I hope my words have been taken in the right spirit and more appropriately for the survival of the spirit of humanity.
Thank you