Priceless....

Last year, my course mates and few other friends started a group which helped the poor, orphans, the handicapped and on. Our group is linked with the “Concern India Foundation” in Hyderabad. At the first go of the club I did not show much of interest as I assumed its going to be a fall. Generally, students create a donation box in some name or other and they either loose interest or forget to continue and in some cases even cheat! I too was in the same impression. But, gradually my point of view changed as we all started working on the presentations, seminars for the promotion of the club in our college. Students showed lot of interest and even came forward to extend their helping hand to us.
The collection of funds started and the consciousness of responsibility struck me. I was one of the treasurers and had to safe guard the money given by the people with love. We received more than we had expected from the students but this still wasn’t sufficient. We had to collect an amount to help a child with his studies. We still had to reach the goal!
Days passed by, weeks also passed by. We all were dormant for quite some time. Then suddenly one fine day, we all agreed to a plan regarding our club. We all planned to put up a snack fest in our college premises. The plan was turned into the action the very next day. All of us were in full swing preparing for the fest!! On the day of the fest we all were very excited, helping each other, cracking jokes, bunked classes for the arrangements, humming tunes and even screaming n shouting at each other!!
The selling of snacks started and also sold out. We were very exhausted and tired. The money counting began and we were too much of pessimist and hence did not expect much. But our hard work paid off. The snack fest was a great success!! We got a nice handsome profit. There was a cheerful, satisfied and bright smile on each one of us.
After all this was done, I stood there talking all to myself. I was so very happy and so very delighted. I was one of the helping hands to support a child who was in need.
I now accept as truth that each one of us, at least once in a life’s time should help with one’s own effort. It surely brings a smile on their face as well as on our face too…. which does last forever!!!

“IT INDEED IS PRICELESS!!”