Sakshum ... cultivating dreams: Gandhi Jayanti Celeberations

Gandhi Jayanti Celeberations
Thursday, October 7, 2010

Sometimes in life fate takes you back to your past. It makes you wonder that how beautiful those days were and how different things were during those days. Going down the memory lane you recollect all those events and you wish if few things had stayed the same.

But the truth is that past is a foreign country where things are beyond our control. However, what we can certainly do, is that, we can take assertive actions to turn the dreams of our past into the realities of our future.

This 2 October Sakshum endeavoured to take one such action. The father of our nation once dreamt of education that builds nation by polishing characters of our youth. He believed that education is much more than an asset which enables you to earn money.

This 2 October Sakshum decided to live this dream. Contrary to a normal school day, this day started by enlightening the students of the school about issues related to environment.They were given a presentation which showcased the challenges that our environment is currently facing and steps which can avert these unwanted changes. The enthusiasm shown by the students starkly manifested their hunger for the education of the subject.

Theory was then succeeded by some practical. Now kids were asked to plant saplings in the school campus and here again the kids did not stop to surprise us. It sometimes bewilders you when you see kids enjoying some activity which is insipid by your understanding- they did not only plant trees but also spawn a relationship with them. It was heartening to witness such gusto among kids.

The event culminated with a drawing competition. Almost every kid based his painting around nature. It appeared that these kids already knew what we wanted to convey- as if some divine power is assisting us. They always remind you the true human nature which loves being in nature and exploring it.

There is no doubt about the fact, that more often than not we learn from them rather then teaching them. The biggest challenge is to preserve the basic goodness in them that every human is bestowed with.

We wish that these kids stay the same and nurture there basic human traits. May they all turn into Vaishnav Jan like our Bapu always wanted them to be. Amen!

P.S.- Here is the link for the pics of the event.