Before I joined Generation Hope,
my Sundays would mostly be spent in the house with a movie or just sleeping.
Then this one particular Sunday, a friend of mine invited me to join her and
her friends to visit a certain children’s home (aptly named Blessings
Children’s Home). Yes, I was excited. What I didn’t know at the time is what
kind of an impact the visit would have on me.
It was such a humbling
experience. Spending the day with the kids, playing with them and interacting
with them. Their innocence was just so humbling, but beneath that innocence was
something else, the courage to keep at it, little as they are, they had a spark
of courage coursing through them. Most of the kids were aged between 2-12, and
despite their status quo, they were happy, they were jovial and most of all
they had such grand dreams, to be doctors, to be pilots and others engineers.
There was this particular kid, he is Allan Macharia. A cute little boy, shy but
you could see beneath the shyness there was the spark of hope and I couldn’t
help but feel the pride of a big brother as he sat on my lap. And at that
moment it made me realize that this was something I wanted to do often. Spend
time with such kids and may be, in more ways than I know, inspire them, just as
they inspired me.
This experience made me realize
one thing though, there is so much we take for granted. We often forget that
all these things we tend to think they are always there and we are entitled to,
that is not always the case. Things like the joy of a family, someone to call a
brother or a sister or a mum or a dad, sure these titles are not restricted to
blood relations only, but blood relations are surely an important part of our
lives, knowing that you share more than just ideals, but also the same bloodline.
But for some people, that is not always the case, they have to make do with
what crappy hand the world has dealt them.
It made me realize that our
lives should be more than just about us, that we should try to share the little
we have with others who are less fortunate. We don’t have to be millionaires to
give back to the society or to help someone, coz you see, we will always be
more fortunate than some people and that little you think can’t be of any help,
trust me, it can make such a huge difference to someone who has none, and also,
giving your time is just as good. My friends and I didn’t
take millions to that home, not even a hundred thousand, but we took smiles to
those kids, we took inspiration, we took fun and most importantly, we took
love, we showed them that they were just as important to this world as those
kids out there with families and a dad and a mum, we showed them that, out
there, there were big brothers and sisters who loved and cared for them. The
reminder that they are not alone in this world. I am not rich, but there are
other things I can offer to such kids. I have a bracelet given to me by a
friend and it reads: “Share The Love” and this was all I was trying to do and
will be doing every so often with such kids. Sharing the love I have been so
lucky to receive my entire life. From my parents and big sisters and brothers.
It was Mother Theresa who said that, “Let us not be satisfied with just giving
money. Money is not enough, money can be got. But they need your hearts to love
them. So spread your love everywhere you go.” And this, this is what we at
Generation Hope try to do, SPREAD the LOVE, and see them SMILE.
It was also Mother Theresa who
said, “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the
waters to create many ripples.” And this is all we ask of you as our partners,
join us, help us create these ripples across the hearts of beautiful innocent
children who need our love. Note, not pity, but our LOVE, and mentorship. We
have one belief here at Generation Hope, and it is that, No ACT of KINDNESS, no
matter how small, IS EVER WASTED.
Beautiful message, keep sharing the love and keep up the great work you are doing!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Njeri... We surely will keep it up..
DeleteSaving the world one child at a time.
ReplyDeleteIndeed we are Hilda... Thank you for introducing me to this great team of young people.. And the bracelet 😂😂😂😜
DeleteNo ACT of KINDNESS, no matter how small, IS EVER WASTED.
ReplyDeleteHow i love this sentence.
It's is a very apt statement Faith. Goes to show that it is possible for each one of us, to brighten someone else's day or life by sharing the little we have.. We don't have to be millionaires, we just need to have the heart ☺
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ReplyDeleteThank you John, Charity is one of the amazing things in the society.
DeleteMay God bless you abundantly.
It is indeed amazing.. Thank you for providing the platform to participate in it.
DeleteTogether we can change the world, one life at a time.
ReplyDeleteNice piece John.
True that Freddie. We can each cause our ripple.. And at the end of the day, it might just be one tidal wave of love 👍
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