I run across the road and slam the door of smitha’s car and apologise “I am sorry, I am late by two mins: P”. Both of us laugh away and talk about some crappy jokes like “What is ashoka with six fingers called?”(Pss…dont think much…he is still called ashoka: P)….. Why cant two last strands of hair on a bald head of an indian marry? (Coz bal-vivah is banned in
We were around the corner trying to spot the exact lane while two kids pop up and I instantly recognize them….” Hi ra get into the car…guide us form here…ae lane loki vellali”…. teh kids ever enthusiastically explain the directions and at the next corner we see two more kids waiting for us…woah!! These kids love it when people come to visit them… or may be visiting me emo :)….he he he….All the while in the car...the two kids were sliding the window up and down and enjoying the sight... they do it...they turn to us..they laugh..we laugh...after a while we came to the place...
I taught them “Hum ko mann ki shakthi dena” song….. I cudnt believe my eyes when arnd the 8th time….. One guy started singing it all by himself without seeing the paper…. Now cmon…how many of you actually got ur songs by heart in school arnd the 8th time itself…at least not me…even if I was totally paying attention to the song….. They recited the version with slightly diff tune that they had made up while learning since my tune was may be not appealing to them….
Then we have this regular round of activities by the kids where they dance…sing… do both simultaneously (multi talented u see- astonishingly they don’t even gasp when they are doin them together)… they act…they laugh at themselves while acting and keep reminding each other when they go wrong at anything (they hate doing things the wrong way u see J)… they cheer and clap for their friends when they are performing … I exactly saw UNITY in its true spirit…..
The love and affection they share for each other is amazing…. The love they show towards u wud suffocate u…. U are nothing more than a stranger to them….But they treat u like they have known u for years…. They tease you like
Honestly, when I went there for the first time…I was just hoping to spend some time with the kids…teach them something I know…make them feel happy and come back…. But now I go coz I love goin there and I love being amongst them…rather one among them…. U feel like goin back coz u learn so much there… I went there to teach but I ended up learning more than what I taught to them… I learnt that, love in its purest form, appeals to everyone and touches
My single visit turned into a sequence of visits…thanks to the wonderful kids who brought back all my childhood memories…. I love them all and this is just a speck of how I felt when I went to spoorthi… U have to be there to know what I meant….
