Hardship of life

This is not a scene of a movie, nor the state of a stone aged family. This picture was taken when the family survived even after they lost their shelter and land. The situation depicts us how hard was the life when people didn’t have safe shelter. The whole district has been affected by the landslide. Don’t know where to help? Whom to help? How to help?

Praying for a good luck!

Pictures ( which has white roof) are of the ruined village school building, which is to be rebuilt as soon as possible as children have nowhere to study except this building.These are the pictures of the poorest village of the poorest part of the remote district (According Poverty Alleviation Fund), which has been destroyed by the recent landslide. The school was newly made. Two rooms were finished before 2 days of the landslide but after 2 days it was destroyed. The houses are of the village houses that lost 10 people within few minutes at a same night. The disaster at the midnight swept everything. Those who survived are praying for a good luck. Good luck means no rain, if there is heavy rain again; there is possibility of the landslide again. The life and future of the school is very dark. We can see water coming from under the school. This is not the miracle but the symbol of dark future of the school and village. Let’s hope nothing wrong will happen to these poorest people.

Looking for support

These pictures are taken not to show any cultural variances but to provide some support to these poor people who lost their family during the disaster. The old lady is of 60 now and the girl is her granddaughter who is now 14. Except these two members, others were killed by the recent landslide. Neither the old lady nor the young girl can handle the family. It seems hard for them to manage food and clothing for them. They need support at least for upcoming few years then the girl will be strong enough to look after herself and her grandmother. The girl doesn’t go to school so is illiterate. The help could be food and clothing.

Another picture is of a family where 6 children are staying with their mother. Their father died three years ago and has very little land, which is destroyed by the landslide. The biggest child is 12 and the youngest is 2. Six children are born within 10 years and the lady is struggling to feed them. The mother and son refused the offer of educational sponsorship for the biggest boy, saying the boy is to look after household work and his brothers and sisters. One boy goes to school and hopefully others also will be joining primary school from next year. The lady has deep interest on educating her children but has economic problem. Living a widow life in traditional village is itself a challenging and still she has the challenge to feed and educate 6 children. She needs help. The potential help could be food, clothing and sponsorship of the kids’ education.

Team work (?)

In this picture, the people we see are from different aspects. some of them are from Maoist and some of them are from Govt. Police and maoist armies are working together I think for the first time. No revenge, no fight but cooperation and support. What a great scene!!

The tragic landslide made them compell to rescue because they are the human like us just with different philosophy. I wish Nepalese people could see this coordination forever to give up voilence.

NAMASTE!!

The hardest things for the street children and orphans

Whereever we go to meet the street kids, we want to know how they are there & how their life there? We ask several questions to them. They give answer simply. But we never try to think what can be their feelings after talking about their past & their hardest part of life? No one likes to remember their worst days. That makes them weak & can can ruin their present. The street kids have nothing to ruin because they are already ruined. We can get our work done after doing our work and just leave them. At most we share their pain with tear for few minutes that's all. They don't seem to feel sad suddenly but later it's result can be unbelievable. They may think that people are making the joke of their life. They have lost their best childhood days & trying to have fun in present with few laughs. Our work can disturb them to laugh. That means all the time sad & there is no way to escape except having drugs. We adults also smoke, take alcohol when we are in trouble, similarly they have the same heart but they are quite stronger than us If they are surviving. Just guess if someone asks about the untimely demise of our parents simply like what's your name? Who can say this is not making the joke of their life? We have to be like human at least in front of these children. But unfortunately I couldn't be that myself. There is only one thing that is convincing myself is we are doing in favour of these children. Almost the children lie about their life & experience I think it's because they don't want to open their past.
So, let's try to be human. Not for all time but for sometime. For the sake of those innocent and sad children. And let's stop trying to hurt them.