Unveiling of the unsaid and untold

Upbringing is the base of the building called “childhood.” The first teaching always begins at home with parents and family members being the teachers. The children, being the future should be guided in the right path. Sometimes, children get disheartened and indulge in bad practices. It is not always the children to be blamed, too much of expectations from parents direct them towards malpractices. But the ones who are devoid of this guidance know the importance and essence of it. For such children there are organizations like CRY. These NGOs help the children grow better and meet their daily requirements.

What is lacking in today’s society is the cozy feel of belongingness. There are thousands of donations for such causes, but how many donors actually make it a point to spend some time with the “left-outs”? The answer is the cruel “NONE”. Social service is a service of the mankind which involves working for a social cause and general welfare. It aims to work for the upliftment of the backward sections of the society but should be understood or taken in a broader sense.

While visiting the NGO, couple of times the thing that stuck in my head is the glittering expectations in the eyes of the children. These places make such children feel occupied and belonged. Several activities keep them fresh and the learning process to continue. The real goal is not to acquire any Profit. The money from different sources helps these organisations to run on a regular basis. One person can do a limited amount of work but India is a bag full of needy people which requires thousands of hands to help the destitute. A volunteer is a person who can see what others cannot see, who can feel what most do not feel. Often such gifted people do not think of themselves as volunteers but as citizen-citizen in fullest sense; partners in civilization. The training which makes men happiest in them also makes them most serviceable to others.

India is home to more than 12.6 million children who are forced to work in order to survive. These children are working as domestic help, on streets, in factories and farmlands silently suffering abuse. Organizations like “Save the Children”, “CRY” help the society to eradicate such social malice.

     

Children close their ears to advice but open their eyes to examples; therefore they should be explained not exploited. Moreover, it is important for a child to live with fairness to learn justice. The present social scenario will give a distorted shape to the moist clay of childhood. 

Shruti Sonthalia

PGPMC

2nd sem