Hunger
is the most primordial instinct. It is the birth right of every
citizen of our country to have at least two square meals in a day. It
is indeed unfortunate there are many unfortunate souls who have to
got to bed with empty stomach. My heart goes out to all of them.
If
children do not get the necessary nutrition their entire youth will
be adversely affected. They will fall prey to the evil called
malnutrition which in turn gives birth to many other fatal diseases.
It has been more than 60 years of independence. Regimes have changed,
but still hunger remains the same.
We
spend a few hundred rupees notes to buy a pizza, sip a coffee or
watch a movie in the multiplex. If we sacrifice the money reserved
for one weekend of every month to feed our poor countrymen we would
go a long way in quenching their hunger.
Children
of poor families have to work so that all the family members can be
fed. Children are to be seen in schools and not at workplaces. School
will shape up their lives and protect their children from being drawn
into the vicious circle of poverty.
They
say anna is purnabrahma i.e. food is entire universe, God included. I
pray to the Almighty that He may see to it that no creation of His
sleeps hungry. That there are smiles on the faces of children as they
are relieved of their hunger and fed without being forced to do hard
labour. They God resides in children. So isn't feeding these tiny
tots on various festivals and days of religious importance ensure
that every morsel reaches to the God. So will all of us resolve today
that on their birthdays, anniversaries, festivals and other days of
special importance, they will feed the poor and see to it that at
least one child goes to school. If all of us decide to take care of
only one poor child, then too we will protect their innocence from
being crushed by harsh realities of life.
Thank
you blog adda and akshaya patra for giving me this opportunity of
joining your noble initiative.
I am going to #BlogToFeedAChild with Akshaya Patra and BlogAdda.
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