Uncertainties of Life

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.