Gandhi rightly said"Be the Change you want the world to be".
The world has been divided into two hemispheres one are the have and the other being
have not .The Indian Crowd settled in America definitely falls under the "have"category. We are a set of people who have crossed oceans leaving the loved ones behind seeking green pastures .We face problems in an alien land.People arrive here with lot of dreams and go through lot of travails to achieve them .
But when each one of you get up in the morning , feed yourself to a bowl of Kellogg and start the ignition of your Toyota corolla parked in a nice apartment or a private home pause , stop and think for a minute .Forget about your problems in life like the Gas prices being high , ever rising real estate market,and your never ending Credit Card dues , you are definitely better than those people in India whose every day meal depend on their daily wage , young children who work in mechanic shops , grocery stores these children who haven't seen the Funskool toys that your kids play with , these children who have never stepped inside a school nor did they have new clothes for diwali when you happily bought clothes for your entire family on a Halloween Sale in Macy's.
Many of us including me have talked hours about the corruption in India , and how Indian Society cannot improve unless we educate the masses, did we do anything about it?? NO!!!.
Every time we travel to India we need do some charity , rather than donating money to an organization , one should identify a cause in his town or his native Village and should spend one week end of his vacation visiting a place and helping the Kids ,family, old people get what they need the most with the money he has assimilated before his journey .Lot of people living in US are short of time , trust me it is very difficult even to think of issues like this with such a busy schedule .
Charity starts at home ,the house maid that works in your parents house could be your stepping stone to charity .You can graciously offer to take the expense of her kids education expenses until the time you can afford , you can visit a Local school where a small amount of slum dwellers manage to send their kids and agree to sponsor one kid from high school to obtain a College Degree .
India is a country with a lot of problems and these problems needs
modern solution .Educating poor Children is the definitely a noble deed .Every Child who is educated illuminates the lives of their family , inspires his friends to strive for success like him .A small deed of charity towards a poor child's education could change many lives.
