Untold Stories - 3

This time, I thought I would mention about a lady, whom I met over 4 years ago. She is no Govt. official, no celebrity, not a freedom fighter either, but a simple house hold woman who wished to do her bit to the society.

I visited Missionaries of charity located near Clock tower, Secunderabad that time. There I saw a motherly treatment given by the sisters to the underpreviliged children. Most of the children were orphans. A few among them were handicapped, mentally retarded, paralyzed. I wondered for a minute what was wrong with them to be born that way. One child wasn't able to speak or walk or to that matter even think. The child just sat all the time in a small chair, without even a word, which moved me very much. I thought I could help her. But, I didn't know what to do.

The sister over there showed me their campus. I was very very surprised when she introduced me to a lady who is the tuition teacher over there. The special thing about this lady is that she has been visiting the organization every day since years. I had a very brief chat with her.

She said that she comes there every day except Sunday. I asked what's so special about Sunday.. with an expectation that she would be answering that she is busy or she wanted to spend at least one day completely with her family. But I was simply shocked when she said "I wanted to come even on Sunday but then since the kids will be taken to Church and then in the evening they will go here and there to play. So .. since they are not available anyway, I don't come."

She teaches almost all subjects up-to class 8. I asked her how she remembers all she studied till now. Her reply was "see.. did we forget our ABC now also? In a similar fashion, I don't forget the other laws as well".

I was eager to know how she manages both her family as well as the organization. Isn't it difficult - I asked. She responded back saying "It needs a litttttttle planning. With that, its very easy. Every additional mark these children score makes me come back everyday. See .. this girl whom I'm teaching to, right now... ask her how much she got in Maths?" I asked and she said "85". Wowwww.

The lady continued.. "We do a lott of things to our children. I feel why not we do the same thing to these kids also?" Now I had no wonder how she's managing things. It's because she felt that teaching these children is also her responsibility.

The lady when leaving home told the sister that it's exams time for an 8th standard kid and she needs some help in Maths. Hence, she would be coming back the next day morning and clarifying her doubts. Guess whats the next day was??? Its a Sunday. :-)