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Grandeur of Love...

  •   Thu, Dec 29 2011
  •   By Avinash D'Souza

December 30, 2011

The sky stood still and the sun’s dazzling rays engulfed my sight. The crystal shinning roared all over the surroundings and the face of the Earth bloomed like a flower.

At once I blushed sensing the grandeur of love. Slowly my hearing grew sharp with the chirp of the birds, the squeak of the squirrels and the creeking of a door. In a few seconds a tiny voice whispered addressing me to incarnate myself in the mission of North Karnataka, in a small hamlet.

I set alone to an unknown place, culture and people. This challenged me to walk out from my four cornered wall and walk into a new horizon. I was gladly welcomed by a family and that day the infusion of love began. The happiness at home, a simple lifestyle and the warm heartedness of the people charged my spirit to adapt and make their living mine.

I had different experiences being in the village. Mainly the company of the children enthralled my heart. One fine morning I made up my mind to walk along with the children who were grazing cows. This was a beautiful experience, of standing under the scorching heat of the sun and leading the cows to the fields. This task of ours ended only in the evening. By then my face had grown pale, I became hungry and there was nothing to satiate me. However, watching the spark in the eyes of the children all my needs disappeared. I felt happy and was engrossed with their painful love.

It was the first time I witnessed these realities of illiteracy, unemployment, child labour and poverty. Till then I had only read in the books and heard from people. These painful realities marked my life and from this experience grew a vision in me. To be of help to these people and ease their pain.

By this extravagant experience there is now a passion within me to accomplish this vision and at any cost to satiate the thirst of the people. Ultimately by these people I have been infused with the grandeur of Love.

 
By Avinash D'Souza
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Comment on this article

  • Dexter Britto, Mangalore/Auckland

    Sat, Jan 07 2012

    Beautifully written , Avinash.Very inspiring writing from someone so young.

    If only many more felt like you , we would see a lot less of poverty and illiteracy.

    Keep focussed on your goal and don't get disheartened if you can't reach out to as many as you want to. Every little act of kindness makes a difference and take pride in the fact that you are trying to alleviate poverty and make someone a happier person , even it it is just 1 person.

    Do continue writing and God Bless

  • Anthony Lobo, Bangalore

    Tue, Jan 03 2012

    Avi,
    Good, you are realizing your mission enjoy the same. We will be your proud neighbours.

  • M Dsouza Bajal, Mangalore

    Mon, Jan 02 2012

    Beautiful Write Up carry on avi

  • mavis, mangalore

    Mon, Jan 02 2012

    Good write up! experience, challenge will teach u many more things in life. let your mission be fulfilled and your horizon be bright.

  • mavis, mangalore

    Mon, Jan 02 2012

    Good write up! experience, challenge will teach u many more things in life. let your mission be fulfilled and your horizon be bright.

  • mavis, mangalore

    Mon, Jan 02 2012

    Good write up! experience, challenge will teach u many more things in life. let your mission be fulfilled and your horizon be bright.

  • presy dsouza, uttaranchal Khatima

    Sun, Jan 01 2012

    Wonderful indeed avinash carry on the fervour u started with. All the best.

  • shanthu, Hassan

    Sun, Jan 01 2012

    wonderful write up avi and good beginning. all the best

  • wilson saldanha, gurpur/ mangalore

    Sun, Jan 01 2012

    that was wonderful Avi.....keep it up

  • kannadiga, mangalore/dubai

    Fri, Dec 30 2011

    Yes, beautiful write up...no doubt...but ..but when u come to reality....and to be passion within you to accomplish the task you will come out of a worldly saint like Mother Tresa....and it is not that easy my dear....
    reading, writing and experiencing and something giving to down trodden, illiterate, unemployeed, child labour and sufferings is ver very painful deed....keep it up.

  • Rayan lobo, Mangalore

    Fri, Dec 30 2011

    Excellent....heart touching write up


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