Those Pleading Faces

"Bhaiya ek magazine lelo......subah sei kuch nahi khaya" , I turned my head towards the childish intonation, a lank, malnutritioned boy of around 9 or 10 years was standing outside the auto with beseeching eyes in the parching sun. I took out a 20 rupees note from my bag and grabbed that 7 months older issue of "INDIA TODAY". He gave me a thankyou smile, I smiled back. He ran back towards his mother. I kept on seeing him till the light turned green and the auto started scraming further. The magazine was literally of no use to me but what I educed was a pungent satisfied feeling of visceral satisfaction.
Summers are quite irritatingly hot in Delhi. Practically untolerable one could say.....but for whom?????
The antiphon is quite simple, for the people like us and for "them".....SIMPLY DOESN'T MATTER.....their minds are indoctrinated only to think about, "HOW THEY ARE GOING TO SATISFY THEIR HUNGER IN THE COMING DAYS?" May it be the sweltering rancorousl heat of the summers or the blood congealing cold of the winters or whatever.....lets say the bandwagon of Anna Hazare's anti corruption Jan Lokpal Bill, one could find them with the same attire and with the same importuning expression on their innocent hunger walloped faces. Food is the cardinal consideration for such children and their siblings. We have " the right to free and compulsary education" for children of the age group of 6 to 14 years but the modes of actualizing it are amiss, infact nebulous. Its a denuded truth that most of the schemes and laws are implemented only on papers. In reality everyone knows where the funds are absconding? In providing education to these children?? In providing them " Mid Day Meals" ??.......A big "NO" to all these bullshit assumptions. The only point here is if the government has failed to improve the condition of these children why don't each one of us, individually, provide them with little help that could bring smiles back to their innocent faces?? Join hand friends. Take the first step and the world will follow you.