People are kind.

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” -― Desmond Tutu

There is so much hatred, negativities, pain and sufferings in the world that it's difficult to stay positive and hopeful. Every day we read about killings, violence, rape, sickness, death, disaster and about events that are so distressing. Yet, we ought to wake up every morning, go to work, perform our best and anticipate a good result.

When we initiated Food for Education as a fundraising campaign on Facebook, we were uncertain as to whether we would be able to provide for six children even for one academic session. However, we were overwhelmed with the response we got from our friends, family members and never-met before friends on our Facebook.  It was just the beginning of a beautiful, unpredicted journey.

I have come to understand that we need to have faith in the goodness within us and in the world around us and remain consistent. People are kind.

Since the beginning of FFE, I have come across people from different walks of life who are kind, empathetic and thoughtful. People who are aware of what our society lacks to progress, aware of the reality of people from economically marginalized groups. People who are less fortunate than so many of us, in so many ways.  

Isn’t it amusing how we take so many things for granted? Most of us never have time and realization to appreciate people and the comfortable life we live against all odds. We are aware of unjustified economic disparity in our society. Nonetheless, it takes conscious and deliberate efforts from everyone to narrow down the existing gap in our society. FFE was a conscious choice we made, uncertain of its future. It was our own, small way of changing the lives of six young boys and girls. Our success isn’t determined by the cash we collect. Our success is determined by the children’s overall growth and how they feel everyday about attending school and having a good one time meal.

Alongside the journey of raising funds and arranging meals, we’ve been bestowed with an opportunity to come closer to experience kindness of so many people. Kindness of more than 100 people who have donated cash, of people who so generously give us advice and suggestions on how we could provide more to the children, of people who are never hesitant to speak to us and meet us and introduce us to their friends and colleagues. People are kind. They are kind in thoughts and in deeds. 

We need to have faith in the goodness within us and in the world around us. Let’s take a little time out to appreciate and encourage ourselves to do better and to do more, to value the beautiful life we have and be a little more kind every day.