Smiles

Smile


Smile is infectious, it spreads like flu, you smile, the other person starts smiling too. Yes that’s what we do at the two Seva Mandirs in Kolkata, we smile by spreading the smile. If innocence is to be personified, the kids at seva mandir can do the best job. More they teach us, than we teaching them, the kids there are smart, I must admit. I am certain God could not have made better examples of Love and Care, it’s a belongingness that each one of us visiting seva mandir share with each and every kid present over there.
Come the day of dancing and wow, the glow on the faces of those little flowers is to be seen to believe. Every moment over there is an experience of its kind, every bit of it is filled with love, fun and laughter.

Drawing is an art they all excel in. Its creativity at its best, least did we know that even a mango could be purple, and clouds could refill them under a water tap, the sun wears shades to save itself from the scorching heat and mountains cool themselves under water. They teach us the lesson that Nature has life and Nature needs to be preserved. With all “Noble” intensions we decided to paint the Seva Mandir in Garcha Slum. Oh my God, an experience non of us could afford to miss and by the way we did a fairly good job. Watching Bal Hanuman with those kids was a complete blast. They give us our week’s dose of laughter and fill our cups to the brim with love.

Integral part of our lives our these kids, we cant part with, their vacations make us sad, common three weeks without seeing those kids, not an easy wait. An initiative of Art of Living Foundation, Seva Mandir is a school imparting quality education to the kids in tribal areas, slums and villages. Along with quality education comes all round development in fields of art and craft, stitching, archery, they learn a lot more with a blend of spirituality. Our weekly visit is an attempt to keep the smile shining on their faces and in turn they broaden our smiles.

Jai Gurudev