Bablu a very familiar name isn’t it?? A name we all must have come across endless number of times in our lives.. !!
I am talking about the Bablu who is about 12 years old, has pale jet black eyes, sun-burned dark complexion and is about 4 feet 9 inches tall…
Cut To- (Office backdrop) phones ringing, desktops / laptops being switched on, a lot of hustle bustle as the day begins in the office… In some corner of the room you can see Bablu (dressed in a pink shirt, brown trouser & blue converse shoes) dusting the work stations. So that is how Bablu’s day begins in the office….
He is ever ready to help all the staff members..at regular intervals he will stand beside the work station and ask “pani laon?” “kuch chaiye didi?”…
Somehow without Bablu people in the office feel handicapped..One day he is absent & hell breaks loose… “Kya hua aaj Bablu nahi aya, call karke pata karo”….
(Thinking out loud) Often I wonder what this office means to Bablu? I mean whole day he is in this office working as an office boy. He doesn’t know what the people are doing, what the office is all about, etc……
But he goes to school, he said… “paise ki zaroorat hai toh aana parta hai” !!
Cut To- (Office backdrop) This child doesn’t talk much, pretty much keeps mum, the only time he gently speaks is when he has some work …
A tiny chap- he sits on a chair & ponders god knows about what, while listening to music from his Nokia cell phone…
Most often you can only notice a blank gaze he gives at you as you walk past him…
(Pondering) – How many such Bablu, Raju, Chotu..…..do we meet every day…some employed in tea stall, restaurants, as household helps…..
What is their future? What they want to do in life? Do they need guidance & financial assistance or they want to be left alone?
These are the thoughts that glide past me as I watch Bablu each day in my office… a strange feeling dawns on me that is this the way in which the future of India is to be nurtured… People like me and you can make a difference, in our own little ways..
Like for Bablu in my office, all the staff members ensure the money he is earning is used for his education, he is allowed go home early so that he can rest / play / study…
How far these things are helpful I do not know but it is surely a step towards betterment…that is what I believe & would want it to be so… !!! :)
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