Like the other mornings with my mug of lemon water I was walking around my house absorbing the nature with no idea that morning was going to be slightly different.
While on my stroll, I noticed these two little girls (who live few meters away from my house in a temporary structure) waving at me. I smiled back at them. They seemed comfortable enough to come and say hi and talk further. Luckily, they knew Hindi because I didn't know their language, Kannada. Few moments into our conversation, I asked them if went to any school. They told me that they are studying at home. At this moment, they grabbed the opportunity to ask me if I can teach them English.
I was astonished initially to see the intent they were bringing to learn from a complete stranger. I was surprised, impressed, and inspired! I saw the worth of having had the privilege to get educated.
Together, we agreed to meet at 5pm , I had already prepared a plan in my mind as to what to take to them that evening. But before it even 2pm, they came knocking on my door! They had gotten their 9 years old brother too, who had come after supporting his father at work (construction work), all of them clenching their old but brand new looking books that hadn't been touched in a while.
This got me wondering; we are having webinars, discussions talking about the impacts of online education on children's health but then here comes another angle, what about these kids who are way far from technology? Are they even getting education? What happens to those who had no opportunity to learn but really want to learn?
As I reflected, I saw the bigger problem, the unavailability of education for every child, which made me feel helpless and immensely sad. But then I also chose to feel grateful for getting an opportunity to do something with what I had in my hand. I know taking out time from the busy schedule is not an easy demand but indeed worth it.
We all see problems around us and feel helpless, guilty and sad for not being able to do anything about it, waiting for someone else to take an initiative to solve the problem. I personally believe that we should start now with what we have, no matter how small a step that is.
If you are somebody who sees a problem and is waiting for a solution to emerge that can eventually change the world, what if you just started with something, no matter how small; what you can do now, a call for action while also embracing the emotions we feel towards them. For me, the inspiration was that no matter how big a problem is, don't feel that you don't have a role to play in finding a solution. You start from where you are. Small initiatives do better, and can change lives.
So when you see an opportunity, make sure you go grab it. ;)
While on my stroll, I noticed these two little girls (who live few meters away from my house in a temporary structure) waving at me. I smiled back at them. They seemed comfortable enough to come and say hi and talk further. Luckily, they knew Hindi because I didn't know their language, Kannada. Few moments into our conversation, I asked them if went to any school. They told me that they are studying at home. At this moment, they grabbed the opportunity to ask me if I can teach them English.
I was astonished initially to see the intent they were bringing to learn from a complete stranger. I was surprised, impressed, and inspired! I saw the worth of having had the privilege to get educated.
Together, we agreed to meet at 5pm , I had already prepared a plan in my mind as to what to take to them that evening. But before it even 2pm, they came knocking on my door! They had gotten their 9 years old brother too, who had come after supporting his father at work (construction work), all of them clenching their old but brand new looking books that hadn't been touched in a while.
This got me wondering; we are having webinars, discussions talking about the impacts of online education on children's health but then here comes another angle, what about these kids who are way far from technology? Are they even getting education? What happens to those who had no opportunity to learn but really want to learn?
As I reflected, I saw the bigger problem, the unavailability of education for every child, which made me feel helpless and immensely sad. But then I also chose to feel grateful for getting an opportunity to do something with what I had in my hand. I know taking out time from the busy schedule is not an easy demand but indeed worth it.
We all see problems around us and feel helpless, guilty and sad for not being able to do anything about it, waiting for someone else to take an initiative to solve the problem. I personally believe that we should start now with what we have, no matter how small a step that is.
If you are somebody who sees a problem and is waiting for a solution to emerge that can eventually change the world, what if you just started with something, no matter how small; what you can do now, a call for action while also embracing the emotions we feel towards them. For me, the inspiration was that no matter how big a problem is, don't feel that you don't have a role to play in finding a solution. You start from where you are. Small initiatives do better, and can change lives.
So when you see an opportunity, make sure you go grab it. ;)
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