Hi all !!
We had some early X'mas celebrations last weekend - it all started on friday, with a visit to An Old Age Home - 'Little Sisters of Poor', from my company's foundation. It was really great to be there, singing some carols with them, giving away some gifts, participating with them in sooo many fun events - singing, dancing.. was wonderful. and extremely touching to see the smiles on their faces - the pleasure they had from the attention they got from us. The oldest person there was made the Santa - he was 97 yrs of age !! and one uncle, all of 91 yrs, took great pride in showing us his engineering marvels, small useful things made from the waste... Was an un-explanable feeling to be there - very close to bliss !!
Somehow, these visits to Old Age homes leave me with a very irritating sense of helplessness - I mean, can't really fathom how, just how can people leave out their elders, specially when the 'need' factor is most prominent ?? I mean, it's one thing for someone elderly to be staying at an old-age home simply because (s)he doesn't have anyone at all, and its entirely another thing for them to live there even though they have a family, living elsewhere, just not having time enough to be there?? hurts a lot.... :(
Then on saturday, there was another celebration, for the underprivileged children of Bangalore, wherein we had a gathering of around 1800+ children, from all walks of underprivileged society - the mentally challenged, the physically challenged, or simply the orphans or the poors. It was real fun being with them, and the show stealer of the event was a dance performance by some people from the AMC [ Association for Mentally Challenged] - It was spectacular to say the least !!! truly amazing... Was an eye - opener as to what they are capable of doing !!
Had lots of fun last weekend, and this weekend, we're off to a 2-day trek in the Nilgiris - gonna be an interesting way to celebrate X'mas. Incidentally, last X'mas, we'd gone on a Beach trail - Konkan beaches.. *sigh*, the memories ... :) :P
Have fun all of you, EnJoI your x'mas, [ new year wishes will be sent separately !! :) :P]..
Take care,
god bless n happiness always,
~me.
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
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No words can describe such a wonderful gesture i believe,great work sumit,and its so good to be with such special ppl,it always brings a smile on their faces and joy filled in hearts for our time spent with them, and u have a wonderful weekend with ur trekking and no babes:)
truly aswesome and an amazing way to celebrate. sumit, dude, u ROCK! and season's greetings to you too, buddy.
I think the ones who leave their parents to the old age homes (inspite of their ability to take care) when they are the most vulnerable are 'bastards', in every sense of the word. I'm not being profane here, coz they have lost the right to call these people 'parents'!
TII
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