The students studying here come from financially weak families. The Government of India under the article 21A, Right to Education Act, 2009 is doing its best to provide these students with quality education. The government is also putting in efforts to provide these students with basic amenities such as clothes, shoes, textbooks, library, Mid-day meal, medical health check-ups, etc. What the government is unable to do is provide these basic amenities of standard quality. This is where NGO’s like Smiles.care gets in and help these students with clothes, shoes, etc.
We not only gave shoes to the students but also with compassion, love and a smile on our faces filled their bare feet by putting on the shoes with our hands. When we touched their feet we could see the smile on their faces, the joy they felt within was immense. These smiles were not just any smiles they had love, affection and respect for us. That feeling is inexpressible, the joy that you get by giving.
It is the intent that matters and not the object. It could be a shoe, a dress, a book, a meal or anything else, what matters the most is to give, to contribute with warmth, love and affection.
#MoreSmilesEachDay.
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About the Author:
Abhishek Kumar Gupta, IIM Sirmaur
Aniket Chandani, IIM Sirmaur
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