Reduce the gap in the new year


The New Year has come and many of us must have made strong resolutions of doing certain things which either we could not do last year or to correct something wrong we might have done. This is true that the New Year means different for different people. The ones who have enough to enjoy,celebrate it by having parties and the opposite cases do not see any difference between 31 December and 1 January. They keep struggling to earn one time meal. I happened to see two different faces of the country in the month of December 2011 and January 2012. The children from some families spent a lot of money on New Year celebrations whereas at the same time there were many children of the same age group working late night to serve food or tea etc., on roadside restaurants or so called dhabas. The one group was enjoying in one way and the other one just opposite to that. We know the country has made tremendous progress in the last fifty to sixty years after the independence and so was the case in the previous year also. But this is also true that the difference between haves and have-nots has become wider. This gap is not good for the overall growth of the country and the government and the people of the country who could do really well need to seriously think and do something for the other group of the people. We know it very well that if even one part of the body does not function well the whole body will get affected by that. This may not be visible immediately but the long run effect will be dangerous. The government has been trying to help the people in its own way but we the citizens will have to get involved more seriously to help the not so fortunate one as the other might be. When I happen to talk to one of the boys serving tea in a restaurant  if he was attending any school or not, his answer was in a negative. He told that though he was enrolled in the school but as they do not have enough resources for having even the food so the father sent him to work there. I was of the opinion that the boy should not have been working like this but should attend the school but my friends asked me a question that if he does not work then what about the basic need of the life that is food. I was not able to answer, but later on thought about the problem. I may be right or wrong but the concept of evening or night school might work in such cases. If we take the case of the children in the villages they are also asked to work in the fields particularly during day time and due to which many of them miss their school. If such children could be given an opportunity to learn in the evenings or any time when they would be free that will help them a lot. We must realize that if  food is essential for the body then education is equally essential for the mind. To fulfill the need of one, the other should not be deprived of the essential ingredient for its development. This is not a new concept because the same was muted by the people before also but not much attention has been paid in the direction. This can be done by the joint efforts of all who wish to help their fellow brethren. The corporate sector can play significant role in this endeavour and so will be the case with NGOs. General public can also contribute their bit in this noble cause by contributing in terms of time if not money. The children from the well to do families can also be motivated to extend their help to the underprivileged children. There is one programme telecast on one of the TV channels in which the children who were exposed to plenty of money are sent to learn the value of money by working in difficult situations and if they complete the task then they are given some money. The idea behind the show is to make them aware and learn to value whatever they have, either through their own efforts or by virtue of the hard work of their parents and other family members. Such children can be motivated to know the plight of the children hailing from the deprived families. If these children help the other children then this will teach something to both the groups of the children. This will help them come close to each other and understand each other better and ultimately the gap which is widening day by day will not stop but will get reduced and will be filled one day. All of us should realize that all children and the citizens of the country deserve their share provided by Mother Nature. The capable ones should try to help others to have and enjoy their share. This will give a lot of joy and happiness to everyone and the new year will prove to be great for all. 
I wish all a happy and prosperous year 2012.  

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  1. Inspirational thoughts to enlighten our minds.God bless us in this noble cause.

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