“I want to study,” A child spoke to his mother with a ray of hope in his eyes.
Mother rolled her big eyes all over the house. There was a broken bed on one corner, springs were carving out of the sofa which sits on the other corner. They both seemed crying so that they could be repaired and become new again. The walls were poorly painted, ceiling was leaking and a bucket was placed under it to save the floor from getting wet. A kitchen was there consisting of limited number of steel utensils and no hint of grocery could be seen there. She looked into the eyes of her child and caressed his head. She didn’t say anything and went to prepare food with the left things she had in the kitchen. She sobbed while preparing food, her head looking up, complained to God for not having enough money or resources to see her child study and become something in life. She herself starved that night but fed him. He put his head in her lap and both dozed off a bit later.
“I got first rank in the class,” He said to his mother with elation.
His mother embraced him and tears of happiness could be seen in her eyes. She was never so contented before. Her child made her pride, it was a feeling of conquering the world for her.
Soon her sleep broke off and the dream was over.
“Will I able to see this thing in real?”
“Will my son be able to go school any day?”
A series of questions popped in her head but she couldn’t find the answers. Like a traveler searches for water in the desert, she was trying to search the answers.
Scorching sun rays hit the village road and she left to find some work so that she could have a meal at the end of the day for her child. As she was walking, she saw a few people rallying on the road with placards and banners.
“We are here to sponsor your child’s education,” the banner said.
It was not a banner for her, it seemed an opportunity to fulfill her dream that she witnessed last night. She tried to contact the people and end up meeting Ravi who was dressed in plain white shirt and black pants. A smile that resembled kindness, simplicity which could win any heart. He went along and met her son. He sat down on his knees and asked with a smile on his face.
“Do you want to study?”
“I want to study. You will send me to school” His eyes filled with felicity.
He stood up and turned back to the boys’ mother and said,
“I am ready to sponsor your child”.
Her eyes got filled with tears. She folded her hands out of respect but he stopped her.
“Don’t do this. Don’t be grateful to me”
“Be grateful to God.”
“You are god for us,” She sobbed with a smile.
The next day, he admitted her son in the school and his mother could sense her dream becoming true. She thanked God for sending someone to curb her problems.
“These people are angels,” She thought and smiled.
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