Experience of volunteering at Children’s NGO
New year According to Hindu calendar (different from western Georgian calendar) is celebrated all across India, in the form of a festival called Makar Sankranti, this festival is celebrated in different ways in various regions of India. In the state of Uttar Pradesh, where I reside, this festival is called Kicheri and involves ritual bathing.
This day I went to visit a care-taking facility for needy children run by an NGO. There are many children of all age groups there. I was in-between Jobs, and went there thinking I will donate my time and knowledge in helping these children as a volunteer, soon I realized I was the one receiving…..
The children I met there were so full of enthusiasm and love for life, just meeting them filled me with joy and happiness; I loved the time I spent with them.
“ Bringing a smile on a child’s face gives a deep satisfaction, which cannot be expressed in words, only experienced.”
My work here made me to delve into these children’s world, understand their perspective, thinking, and wishes. This made me feel like a child again.
I learned the importance of life’s little things we take for granted from these children and I also learned what it means to be happy, whenever I receive a smile from these children, it fills my heart with happiness; this made me realize the meaning of the old saying, “Children are a gift from God”. Being in there service gave me so much happiness and contentment that this place now feels like a temple. More giving than any of the numerous temples I have visited.
Before working here, I was an impatient person with constant worry and dissatisfaction with life. After working with them for a few days my perspective took a complete U-Turn, I became an understanding and a very patient person. My tolerance reached levels, which was unimaginable by me a few weeks back. All this happened because of the interactions with these children.
Many of these children are battling life-threatening ailments, with such courage and bravery that they would humble any grown-up who blames his lot in life. On seeing there love and enthusiasm in the face of such adversities, I too became infected with these characteristics.
Thus these children cleared my misconception that I was giving as a volunteer. They make me laugh, cry and sing, filling my heart with love and they freed my heart from the chains of worry. I have become stronger and at the same time more sensitive women.
Now, the only red-carpet I desire to walk; is in the ❤ of these children.
I wrote this peace to reach out to anyone who is reading and encourage them to love ❤ and help any needy children they come across. You will be receiving far more than you can imagine; I believe the chance and ability to help these children is a God’s gift which many people miss out on.
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