These days, we are not able to give enough time to ourselves
then how shall we have time to do sewa? This is the question on the tongue of
many that comes out when we say sewa. And we are far, very far from doing sewa.
Among the few who do sewa, they do in order to get something in return; to get
inner peace, to be popular or whatever the reason may be! Sewa is something we
do with open heart and empty mind; with no desire to be benefited. And the
amazing thing about sewa is that you will be automatically benefited!
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The Voice Of Children location
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| The front view of the building they live in. |
Today, I was lucky enough to be “automatically benefited”. A group
of volunteers from Art Of Living, Nepal, with a teacher: Bhawesh Khanal, had a
visit to Voice Of Children which is located in Lubhu, Lalitpur, Nepal. I reached
the local bus park and waited for other volunteers to come for I didn’t know
where the location, exactly, was. They arrived, and I was in Voice Of Children,
after some minutes.
When I was shown the building from far away, I was amazed. I was
mesmerized when I entered into the compound. The scenery from there was great. There
I was breathing fresh and cool air. I was lucky enough to get such an
experience just 10 km away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
The children there, though being orphans, were well behaved,
respecting, civilized and most importantly, disciplined. We had a good time
singing bajhans with them. We were happy to see them happy! Next, we had a
football match with them. All the volunteers were asked to join too. Unfortunately,
the team, I was in, lost the very first match! After that we all sat in a
circle and had samosas! After that, the children were asked to show their
talent. They recited poems, sang songs, cracked jokes and at last they shared
their experiences. They said that, at first they used to think that the “yoga”
thing was boring and meant only for old people. But after they had practiced some,
their old misconceptions were gone. They said that it was as entertaining as practicing
karate (they had been practicing karate regularly). Now, they have promised to practice
yoga regularly.
We had a lot of fun there. There was a guy who played
football well and was nicknamed as “Christiano Ronaldo”. He, being of short
height, was eager to get any idea in order to be tall. Although, he was small
in height, we found him very highly mentally matured. He was bold and confident
when speaking. He did get an idea to increase his height, at last! There was
another guy who was cool and smart. I was really impressed by him.
At departing time, they, and we too, were a bit emotional; we
were joyous and happy too for we were successful in bringing happiness to them.
Maybe you should too try practicing yoga and then you shall know that yoga is
meant for everyone irrespective of age, sex, race, caste, social status and
whatever barrier you consider to be.
I must say thanks to all the volunteers and our teacher, Bhawesh
Khanal, for making me a part of such a holy act. I am also grateful to Albana
who gave me a lift up to the nearby mainstreet.
Looking more for such events in near future!!
Awesome! I guess you had different experience in life..:-)
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