Those who do social service and sacrifice their lives for the betterment of others, I believe they are the best human beings. I do not know why but since my child hood or at least I got to know and understand the world and society I was very interested in helping others and I really found peace and happiness in it and I mean it. Period.
One incident changed my whole thinking. Well wanting to help is no different from not helping. When I was in my intermediate I used to go to college in college bus and while coming back in the evening I watched an old Lady of age 70 to 75 years old, every day lying on the foot path and I felt pity for her. One day I saw her lying on the foot path without clothes on her, I thought I should bring a saree from my home and give to her. I went home and asked for my mom for old sarees and I kept one in my bag, but I never had the guts to go to her and give it to her. I was afraid that people would laugh at me or I do not know may be I was afraid how would she react.
Then I realized I am no different from others who do not care for them . Then I told my self that people who do not think or have an idea of helping poor or who are in need of it, they are better than me because at least they stick to the point what they thought in their minds. But as per me I wanted to help them but I am not helping them, what the hell was I thinking and trying to achieve. Since then I strongly believed that when ever I get the power to earn money I will do my part of help to the society.
May be this is the reason why every time when I want to get rid off my stuff, I do not throw them away I pack them and give it to Good will here. I feel happy that during my stay in Lafayette as a student all my clothes, stationary and other stuff which I did not use I gave them to good will each semester. Then I thought it will be good if I can make my friends realize this and that is the reason why I asked my friends Deepthi and Amitha not to throw their clothes away instead put in trash and store them. I thank them very much coz they did that help to me in giving their stuff to good will. I recently gave my cosmetics, clothes and some other stationary to good will when I was cleaning up my room in New Orleans. I thank my self so far and my friends in this journey to do my part to help the society and I hope I will do this till the end of my Life.
It is my humble request to my friends or who ever is reading this, I do not ask you to donate money to a charity or organization, but before throwing away anything may it be pens, note books, text books, clothes, shoes, accessories anything you think is of some value, please give it a second thought. It could really help some others lives. This is the least we can do as for now in our lives. Believe me the happiness you get from this is incredible and indescribable and I have experienced it and as a friend I want my friends to experience it too. Try it at least for once and make your friends do it too.
Lakki
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