Youth, stand like the lion,

In the dense muck of today.

Youth, soar like an eagle,

In the skies of tomorrow!

The respite of the onset of the monsoon as we bid the heat away, will be cherished a little more specially this year by some tender hearts.

I dedicate this post to the kids of my building – Evershine Grandeur. Honestly, it was an aimless, self-imposed summer project for these kids that turned out to be a truly value creating spectacle.

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In one unused corner of the building compound, the kids ventured into making a small hut, or a sort of tent from the waste material they found within the premises.  Cardboards from the trash, wooden block from the carpenters’ leftovers, borrowed sheets and nails and hammer from homes. It took them a few dedicated hours to erect the structure.

It perhaps looked too bland to the creative colorful minds and so they enhanced it by drawing graffiti on the wooden sheets, making a hanging pull-me-up door & gave their team a name too. Paints and brushes and sketch pen got together and gave more soul to the shanty.

Soon it became a thing to notice. Elders stared dropping by to check this cute hovel as they passed by. The next I knew, there was a board hanging there demanding 5 bucks from anyone who wanted to see it. ‘BY ORDER’ it said.

The kids of the Metro cities today are fortunate with a certain exposure vis-à-vis their counter parts in smaller cities, but it is a concern that they still don’t have the space and grounds that would complete their growth. More kids are obese today than before. Beside the lack of play area, it’s the junk food, the Xboxes and the laptops that have altered their lifestyles to a little dangerous degree of lethargy.

Anyhow, within a week these kids had, in their fancy collection box,  over 2,200 Rupees. A quick visit to an orphanage was organized. With the money they brought milk power, fruits & chocolates. Besides they also collected old clothing and other stuff to give away.

It’s a small but a definite step in shaping tomorrow. It is my strong belief that a revolution of individuals is the most vital, especially the direction we are heading in.