Meher- A Blessing

It’s been a long time since my last post here. I agree that I have been very busy, but I usually only share when it’s something that is close to my soul. This time it’s something that I have been working on for a long time, a thought I had and I was just postponing it since quite sometime- reason being my reluctance to take on a thing so huge that it scared me and I didn’t even find a name worthy enough to suit this cause.

But the name and approval have come after a long wait and fight for it. And now as the name suggests, Meher means Benevolence in English. Bit of a background here, I began the process about a month and a half back and the name itself holds humongous importance for me. The cause was worthy enough of the name. The cause that has been taken up is supporting an orphanage which houses females with a troubled/abused past.

The stories I have heard of little kids being abused has always appalled me at many levels. I mean how can one even think of abusing even adults, leave aside kids, and here we are, hearing daily news of female children being abused and abducted or thrown away by their own parents, who just didn’t care enough to be with them only because they couldn’t afford. There have been ghastly acts that I have heard from the caretakers here of the kids’ past here (being found in a garbage bin to the father molesting his own daughter, you name it and I know a girl who has endured it, here in the orphanage). I’m no one to judge them. But then on the other hand no one has the right to take away the bright future of the kids, so to ensure that, I have taken up this cause to do my bit. The bit can be done in any form- cash or kind. Kind can be in any form- school admission of the kids, uniforms to be stitched, new clothes for birthdays and festivals so that the kids could enjoy the little pleasures, spending time with them, helping them develop new skills, helping them heal from the trauma, helping them study, solving problems etc. The place had to be verified before deciding on one and contributing to one to avoid the regular pitfalls. 

The other cause that this foundation will and has supported is the mid day meal program through one of the reputed institutions in the Mumbai suburban area. The program provides nutritious meals to schools which have underprivileged kids, thus encouraging the kids to come to school and have wholesome and nutritious meals along with their studies thus helping them to be healthy and with a sharp mind.

Going forward the foundation will support more initiatives which are close to my heart. In spite of the limitations and challenges, I’ll try to live up to the name given as it holds a lot of importance.

I’ll urge people to contribute to more such causes even at an individual & small level, because as they say, every drop counts to make this world a better place and even if you do it in exchange for expecting something, do it anyway because if not much, at least it will add spark to the lives of people who are at the receiving end.

Till then guys,

Ciao & Cheers to the good life!