Prashant was very happy that day . It was his first day at
work . He was among luckier few among
his friends who had made it to a this MNC through campus placement . He was very proudly flaunting his identity
card. No wonder , his dad was so very happy that his only son had settled in
life. Prashant’s father , Mr Ramesh was a school teacher and his mother was a
home maker. Prashant was in the seventh.
Only an year in the job , Prashant got an overseas assignment
and was off to London for a project work. He went on to stay there
for 6 months and in the process made good money . Back in India , he bought a car for his Dad .
This was just what he had dreamt of while studying in the engineering college.
As more years passed by , Prashant got married to Alka .Alka was a typical
gharelu bahu and very soon won the hearts of Prashant’s parents. In two years time , Prashant and Alka were
blessed with a baby girl. They had named her Samridhi . Samridhi brought all
the joy and happiness into their family . Life was going perfectly and
they would not have asked for more.
When Samridhi was 5 years old , she had a vomiting tendency . The doctor was consulted who
gave some medicines . But the vomiting continued and the family then became worried
. A senior specialist doctor was consulted who suggested some tests.
When the test results came , the world came shattering down
on Prashant and Alka . Their sweet angel was diagnosed of cancer in her abdomen
and it was in the final stage. They
could never imagine that God could be so unkind on this little child. Now , the
doctor allayed the fears of Prashant by telling him that modern medicine had cure
for everything and that he(the doctor) would leave no stone unturned to save
Samridhi.
The treatment started and so did the expenses . Soon ,
Ramesh was broke and all his savings, including his father’s , were spent on
the medicines and chemotherapy. The good news , however was , Samridhi was
showing good signs of recovery and the chemo session were doing wonders.
His company , decided to start a charity drive to collect
money for Samridhi’s treatment . The staffs and colleagues of Prashant
contributed generously and a sum of 5 lakhs was collected from the company.
Donations were also pouring in from other companies and Facebook was also used
to spread this fund collection drive.
Now , just sit back and think . How many of us actually
contribute when such a drive happens , some of us don’t do it as we are least
bothered and others doubt the genuineness of such drives. No doubt , there do
exist lots of fake collection drives. But , please imagine that Samridhi could
be your daughter , sister , mother and just think of people ignoring you.
We spend 1000s of Rs on liquor, throwing parties but we
think several times before donating for a noble cause. A small amount can save
somebody’s life. Par is tarah ke cause ke liye in reality very few come forward
, this is a fact . Bas apna family khush rahe , to hell with the rest of the
world . Guys , please understand that aaj kal
nobody is being spared , we are hearing so many cases of cancers ,
kidney failures and what not , All of these require very expensive treatment
and even the most well-to-do person might become a bankrupt in no time.
My request to you guys is , kuch tho charity mein involve
hua karen brothers and sisters. Nobody should be forced into this but it should
be voluntary. Bhai , God has been so kind that our friends and relatives are
hale and hearty and the best way to thank God is to help those in need of such
financial assistance.
The best place to start this in the organization you work .
Set up a charity program , have people contribute their mite to this . Make
sure to keep a high level of transparency in terms of the amount collected and
the organization which is intended to be supported.
Is tarah ke kai articles are published on FB and people
hardly bother . But , Please bear in
mind that life is so uncertain and nobody is spared .
God Bless everybody with long and HEALTHY life.
