As I entered the Smile Store today, I found two youngest volunteers, Asha (6yrs) and Shilpa (3yrs) helping clean the place.  Entire day these children had spent rag-picking and were clearly little afraid  but our other volunteers Siddhi and Dhara were talking to them and making them feel at home. They washed their hands, combed their hair and gave some bangles and toys from the store. When I asked them if they were hungry, they nodded in silence. Today being thursday, a small group of volunteers skip their afternoon lunch and support ‘Tyag Nu Tiffin’ project by fasting. I offered my lunch box to them and with love they accepted. As I watched them eat in silence, I thought to myself “can I love them as I would love my own daughter ?”, “what does it take to connect with another human being ?”. It was a small moment but it opened my heart in a big way. Feeling gratitude for all that we have and all that we can share.

Posted by Madhusudan on Dec 15, 2011 | permalink