Last night while I was channel surfin, there was this program which was showcasin this person by name Jose. He happens to visit one of the government hospitals in Trissur (Kerala) and we all know the kind of service there hospitals offer out there and he is immediately shocked to see that that people don't even have a decent meal for either the patients of for the care takers. He is just one of the guys just like us, but there is a HUGE difference between HIM & US!!!!
He decides that he needs to do somethin to address the issue and he takes it on himself to provide food FREE of cost (this is supposed to be addressed by the GOVT), and given the fact that he is just a common man and really doesn't have any money to spare, he takes on to himself to reach out to people who can afford to spare some money, in his own words, just like Mother Theresa, he went about beggin for money so that he could provide food for others and though he was shooed off initially, he would relentlessly go back and after few attempts, people see that they can't shake him off and they relent to donate.
Its been good six years today and not a single day has been passed without he and his wife goin to the hospital and preparin the food (it includes lunch, snack and dinner). Today he is supported by a convent, where the nun's chip in, then he has the hospital which has provided him with space and he has volunteers too who come and do their bit. In fact he serves non veg thrice a week and he gets free vegetables and fish from the market and thatz their contribution towards this noble cause.
Well why am I talkin about this???? Well, it just occurred to me that we all do a lot of talkin about makin a difference and how we can reach out and blah blah blah... but hell do we really act on it??????? NOOOOOOOOooo!!!!! We never do that, that includes myself and why????? Well we have commitments, and what are they???? well settlin down in life!!! payin EMI's!!! Havin a good job!!! Keepin our folks and neighbors and friends happy and spouse in some case!!! savin up for retirement!!!
Guess thatz the irony of life!!! How I wish I could do the same what Jose did!!! He just got his wife on board and the rest was history!!!!
P.S: But even today I nuture the thought that someday I would do what Jose did and guess it should just be matter of time and I'm hopin that it would be sooner than later!!!!!
He decides that he needs to do somethin to address the issue and he takes it on himself to provide food FREE of cost (this is supposed to be addressed by the GOVT), and given the fact that he is just a common man and really doesn't have any money to spare, he takes on to himself to reach out to people who can afford to spare some money, in his own words, just like Mother Theresa, he went about beggin for money so that he could provide food for others and though he was shooed off initially, he would relentlessly go back and after few attempts, people see that they can't shake him off and they relent to donate.
Its been good six years today and not a single day has been passed without he and his wife goin to the hospital and preparin the food (it includes lunch, snack and dinner). Today he is supported by a convent, where the nun's chip in, then he has the hospital which has provided him with space and he has volunteers too who come and do their bit. In fact he serves non veg thrice a week and he gets free vegetables and fish from the market and thatz their contribution towards this noble cause.
Well why am I talkin about this???? Well, it just occurred to me that we all do a lot of talkin about makin a difference and how we can reach out and blah blah blah... but hell do we really act on it??????? NOOOOOOOOooo!!!!! We never do that, that includes myself and why????? Well we have commitments, and what are they???? well settlin down in life!!! payin EMI's!!! Havin a good job!!! Keepin our folks and neighbors and friends happy and spouse in some case!!! savin up for retirement!!!
Guess thatz the irony of life!!! How I wish I could do the same what Jose did!!! He just got his wife on board and the rest was history!!!!
P.S: But even today I nuture the thought that someday I would do what Jose did and guess it should just be matter of time and I'm hopin that it would be sooner than later!!!!!
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