Little Smiles!!!

This week has been a mixed bag of complex feelings! You can say completely different emotions rocked me up...!

Bunch of kindergarten children from SOS Children's village...visited our office as part of our SMILE initiative...such cute children... and how cruel it must be to be parent less in this big bad world.. :-(... but the fun they had and their little smiles... brought tears to my eyes...they just went on to prove how little it takes to be happy... chocolates, balloons..and lot of cheers was all that they needed.. and it left me wondering where we have left behind all those innocent unpolitical lives.... and yes, it also made me realise something else...I never expected most of my colleagues to turn up at the cafeteria... but then.. I guess the children did the magic... the place was packed and the crowd kept cheering even a small rhyme, songs and dance ... and the shy smiles of the children... :-) Thanks guys... Tavant rocks..

The other incident was yesterday... Yes... Indian Independence Day...I had gone to attend the independence day celebrations at the government school where I go on weekends to teach....during the last one year, i have done nothing big for them... just went on Saturdays..to teach English lessons from whatever little I know... and helped them to conduct painting competition as part of independence day activities.... and they wanted me on the stage to give away the prizes to the winners.... It was my first such experience.. and I was not sure if I even deserved being on that stage... but to see the smiles of children who came to receive and thank me made it a worthwhile experience....and then came cultural programs which blew my mind away..... believe me these are under privileged children... most of the smaller children come to school only for the free food they get in the afternoons.... and here they were dancing and singing and giving speeches...... and they were just amazing with whatever little they know... and imagine we spend thousands of rupees training different things... hiring costumes... booking auditoriums ... drinks.. dinner.. dance.. etc etc..phew...

Of late.. it makes me think..... I guess I just want to do more to these small children...give more time, energy, efforts and money... all the other stupid things that we keep doing doesn't make any sense at times... .. may be its time to let go.. and do whatever would bring peace to my mind... time to stop trying to please everyone around.. with plastic smiles... and be among genuine smiles....