Sometimes you don't need a reason to share a smile, a moment of joy and a token of love. We have always planned our visits with a defined agenda and action plan. However, this time we could not materialize our plans but that didn't refrain us from visiting there and after this visit we realized that activity is not a mandatory condition to see them smile, play and moan :), Before saying 'Hi' Preeti took my hand and asked "Itne din kahaan the, kahin bahaar gaye the kya"? I stood speechless at the moment and felt like a stupid culprit caught red-handed and now thinking of lame excuses and ofcourse when you cannot say lie to a small kid in front of you, you will end up diverting the topic the way I did. :(. This was the first token of warmth and affection we received there. Then... :)
I wont take the name of the group already present there for it would sound offensive, but the fact remains that as soon as we entered there, all kids rushed to us :) giving me immense pleasure..not a feeling of victory...but realization that though many people visit there and it is a routine for kids, we hold a special place to them.
What was different this time ??? This time they had complaints...their dissatisfaction, their disliking ....
"Didi ye game nahi...bahut pakta hai... sab log yahi karte hai na". One big difference for me this time was that I got enlightened of my incapability....;)...It took me no time to realize that we a group of 4-5 volunteers cannot handle these 34 power packed mini atom bombs (this time we had less volunteers). yes you read it right 34....30 to 34 :) 4 new kids there ...guess what it was b'day of new kid..babu :)...and he was fast asleep may be dreaming of angels and fairies.
We used to ask them questions...puzzles..but this time they were all set and ready to conquer us in all mind games.
Within 5 min they shot a Rapid fire round of puzzles.."Are ye didi to answer nahi de sakti :P". "Are in didi ko aata hoga :D"....
One thing that i should not forget to tell you about their liking for oregami. We were quite doubtful if the oregami items that we had planned would be difficult for them and what made us opine this was the pathetic performance of our volunteers (should i mention your names sudeep and abhijeet :P)...but their exuberance and dedication is unsurpassed. They even learnt Butterfly with 30 folds in a paper as appreciated by our mighty guruji, Mr Ashish waghmare - our oregami master jii...:)
There was nothing grand and no benchmark...just another visit....but worth remembering. I am too late in penning down our experience...but i can still recollect every moment precisely and vivid.
Again posting after more than an year...but sharing is always good...though the group is in a suspension mode for all volunteers are busy designing their lives as of now... to take their whims later...
I wont take the name of the group already present there for it would sound offensive, but the fact remains that as soon as we entered there, all kids rushed to us :) giving me immense pleasure..not a feeling of victory...but realization that though many people visit there and it is a routine for kids, we hold a special place to them.
What was different this time ??? This time they had complaints...their dissatisfaction, their disliking ....
"Didi ye game nahi...bahut pakta hai... sab log yahi karte hai na". One big difference for me this time was that I got enlightened of my incapability....;)...It took me no time to realize that we a group of 4-5 volunteers cannot handle these 34 power packed mini atom bombs (this time we had less volunteers). yes you read it right 34....30 to 34 :) 4 new kids there ...guess what it was b'day of new kid..babu :)...and he was fast asleep may be dreaming of angels and fairies.
We used to ask them questions...puzzles..but this time they were all set and ready to conquer us in all mind games.
Within 5 min they shot a Rapid fire round of puzzles.."Are ye didi to answer nahi de sakti :P". "Are in didi ko aata hoga :D"....
One thing that i should not forget to tell you about their liking for oregami. We were quite doubtful if the oregami items that we had planned would be difficult for them and what made us opine this was the pathetic performance of our volunteers (should i mention your names sudeep and abhijeet :P)...but their exuberance and dedication is unsurpassed. They even learnt Butterfly with 30 folds in a paper as appreciated by our mighty guruji, Mr Ashish waghmare - our oregami master jii...:)
There was nothing grand and no benchmark...just another visit....but worth remembering. I am too late in penning down our experience...but i can still recollect every moment precisely and vivid.
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