Since a year, I am engaged with a NGO to help the unprivileged class, who cannot make his living by his own effort because of old age and physical disabilities. Simultaneously, time to time, we visit orphanage to distribute snacks or items that they require periodically.
Our dreams are embedded with our NGO, but it is in an infancy stage and a minuscule number support us in this race.
I dream to walk miles before I sleep.
My observation shook me from within when I first stepped inside the orphanage. There were small children from the tender age of 4 to 18 years.
When they gathered inside the campus to meet us, those innocent eyes that gazed at us were mostly of Girls, only 5 boys were there among the crowd of 50.
The disparity in number of gender triggered queries inside me.
Why the numbers of Girls is so high in orphanage?
Reason?
Reason?
A fine reason settled inside me and my conscience supported the reason.
Are these Girls abandoned by the parents?
Are these Girls borne by the Moms out of wedlock or result of outraged modesty of girls?
My inner conscience said yes and my soul was shocked to watch those innocent cute faces. A hollow smile writ large on their faces.
What was the fault of these innocent souls?
Humans are judgmental and they love what they prefer. But, how God can be so cruel with them?
I have seen people asking for children, who aren’t blessed with a child. They are not on the page of choice of gender rather they pray to God to bless with a child. Their only choice is child, Boy or Girl doesn’t matter.
How come God blesses these cursed souls, who don’t have care for a girl child?
I was moved at the sight of those innocent faces of cute girls, each had its own beauty and charm. The life that they are gifted with, has a tag of orphan but my mind dwindled in conflict, “are they really orphan.”
My soul was not ready to accept. A feeling emerged that they are tagged orphans due to the compelled ignorance of their parents and extended family members.
Woman is known for her unconditional love for her child and what are these woman made of who abandoned their new-born at the mercy of none.
Science and technology is advancing each and every moment but still the numbers at orphanage growing and that too of GIRLS….pathetic.
It was a trying moment for me.
I want to do a lot for them to bring happiness in their life but I cannot do for all because of my limitations, personal and financial.
I have vowed to help them periodically by distributing stationary items, clothing, food articles etc.
I along with my accomplice and my children distributed snacks among them.
While leaving, I enquired what they want in my next visit.
Most of them said chocolates and colour pencils.
They bid us goodbye with a Big Thank You note and See You Again.
Hopefully, will visit soon but I pray to God in silence to hold the numbers of Orphans.
Why to bring them in this world to be looked upon as an object of sympathy?
Many questions keep rising in my head shaking my belief on humanity.
I have scribbled my feelings that I encounter with in my solitude. I share the turmoil that churns within me on the subject. No offences to any social or political people.
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12 replies on “Those Innocent Faces!”
I also dont understand, how could a person thinks like this? Is there any diff between a girl and a boy? I also have seen couple with two three gilrs because theywere trying for boys. And there are couples too who all are praying for a child, only a healthy child. I dont know when this gender discrimination will come to an end! #Bloggerbabes #OpenNTalk
Thanks Sayeri. The people who are delayed in been blessed with a child knows the worth of child in their life
This is the saddest reality!! Well I am proud of being a girl!! We should keep spreading this!! #BloggerBabes #OpenNTalk
Thanks Swarupa. I feel proud to be a Girl child and I support girls blindly.
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You're doing a wonderful job, Ila. When my mom passed away we chose to give money to an orphanage instead of spending on rituals. Small things like this can also make a difference. #OpenNTalk #BloggerBabes
Thank U for the appreciation and loved ur way of doing things to help underprivileged.
nice inspirational synopsis of story thanks to sharing
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great work
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