Sukenya-a 14 yr old girl with smiling face and cheeriness always, daughter of a woman who does the house hold work in almost all houses in the street.
As usual I was leaving for office by 7 in the morning. I saw her with drowsy eyes, bringing vessels at her boss’s house for washing. Only then I came to know she stopped going school.
From then my mind was around her wanting to help her out. When I decided to speak with her and pay fees or get whatever she needs to continue studies, she said-'Amma cant manage the family. We are in need of money. Drunkard appa always quarrels with ma. I work in 5 houses and earn 2k/month. I want to study but ma does not leave me.'
This brilliant student, favorite of school teachers use to score 1st grade in class.
Who should be blamed for this... her father who is irresponsible to run the family?? mother who has to send her school when everyone in the street is ready to help her in all ways but does not want to lose her dignity??
What kind of thought she has, what she feels when she sees other kids of her age go to school, come back and play. Kids in families of such kind who has to earn daily for filling their tummy - education, jolly trip, going out for cinema or somewhere are still like fruits far away from them.
I wish kids to have education and fun at this age. But how many are there who do not have basic education and become child labors. How long will they suffer, When will they come out of darkness and see light in their life...
4 comments:
Its not Dignity.. Its foolishness..
Its really painful to see such people. Poverty comes as a requirement when nature designs and they are made...
Should I thank nature for what it had given to me or should i argue with it for what it had given to such people ??
yes kishore we should be thankful for wat we are today...
if we have to argue, we have to do it for a lot :(
mom is also helpless sona...
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