ANOU’S BLOG
the other side of WHY
one heart has been mended, one kid is back on course...a bunch of sparkling eyed kids are busy studying...another lot are busy learning the rules of living in our world..little stars shine as they learn their numbers and letters..a planet continues its charted...
The WHY Ruse
Arun's operation is over and God willing he will get better by quantum leaps: children have an uncanny way of making up for lost time!But for us at project why the task is not over. It never is.We do not believe in full stops. Everything that happens, every incident...
If you give money, spend yourself with it.
Two recent occurrences set me thinking about the new lucrative field that I will just call giveBizMess and the new meaning of words like 'giving','charity' and their XXI st century mutations 'development causes' and 'NGO sector' etc..A quick glance at history and...
it is only with the heart that one can see rightly
what is essential is invisible to the eye..was the secret the fox gave the little prince.as i watched arun sleep today on his hospital bed, his heart beating valiantly and with great effort, these words came to my mind and i wondered what aruns' heart had 'seen' till...
But I never asked to be born..
look at this lovely face.. it belongs to Durga, our very own Utpal's half sibling, and his only family!this morning I was shocked to see large welts across this beautiful, innocent face... she had been beaten by her mother..Durga's story is what movies are made...
two simple words…
watch these little bravehearts as they petition the God of of the lesser ones...and you wonder what they are seeking when everything in this world conjures to harm them!some cannot hear..simple minds cannot fight the daily abuse they are subjected to..and an...
A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.
a child will get a new heart, two little girls may be able to live a normal life, a bunch of kids people had given up on cleared their Xth boards with marks as high as 75%, a little girl who could barely hold her head two years ago at age 5, dances and laughs..and we...
the blade broke…
everyday, when I leave for project why, I always wonder what will happen, as every day I learn something new that often makes me change my ways...It can be something a child says or does, some wondrous achievement that fills you with delight and joy, it can be a...
to the manor born…
arun's operation has been shifted from the glamour of Apollo Hospital to the down to earth corridors of AIIMS.many will wonder why?Should I just say that only a few are to the manor born, and project why is not one of them. So then why did one even consider it...Till...
“Every child is a thought in the mind of God…
and our task is to recognize this thought and help it toward completion."Everyday I get reminded of this beautiful quote as I look at the little children who come to project why. It is amazing how each little pair of eyes that look at you as they mutter their often...
the planet that repairs broken hearts
the past posts on this blog may have sounded to some full of anger and even hurt..as i reread them on this quiet and hot sunday morning, i realised that it may have given to those who do not know project why, am impression far from reality..so here is a glimpse of...
whose life is it anyway!
ashya and fatima are twinsthey are 2 years oldall their milestones are delayedthey cannot walk and cry in pain if made to standthey cannot talk.. nor do any of the things a 24 month child does..they have been with us for almost a year and have not grown...ashya and...