The Night Passed With An Empty Stomach.
Yes, you heard it right. That very night we slept without any food. Do you want to know the backstory of it? Come on with me.
In the year 2010 while returning from Silliguri our parents met with a car accident after which they were deeply injured and they passed away on the way to the hospital. Are you confused why did I use the word “OUR”? The reason is i have two of my younger sisters named as Sharon and Angel.
After my parents i had to take up the responsibility of my sisters. There was no option left except me to quit my education and to work for a living. I was working as domestic helper in houses and using the salary to pay off bills for house as well as for my sisters.
The so called “Financial crisis” was so hard on us. We gave up many desires and aspirations and guess what we had no other option left. Our lives were already bad but it became worst when Angel suffered from cancer. The next obvious things was to take her to the doctor, to have her tests done but the main thing was Money which we were already lacking.
I used up all of my savings for her treatment. Though i was breaking down from within but i had to show up strong for my sisters. With all of these storms in our lives i had a constant faith in God that he is there with us no matter what.
The savings were finishing off and my tension was at its peak. With all of this thought in mind i happen to be walking down the street where a lady was about to fall down because her bp was low i quickly ran and held her from falling.
Right then a man came by and he called the lady as MOM. Wearing perfectly fit suit and well polished shoe the man holds his mother and thanked me for saving his mother from falling down. I smiled and was about to leave where just then he stopped me. I waited then he asked me about my whereabouts, where am i working, family etc.
I told him i work as a domestic helper and he was surprised to know that a young girl working in houses earning for family. I knew he might have known the condition of my life by then. After a couple of minutes he just said a sentence- “Dont worry i will give you a job and will take the responsibilities of your sisters”. It was a great feeling of relief for me but i was still in a dilemma to trust his words. His mother convinced me saying-” Dear the thing that you did today saving my life cannot be compared with the thing that my son has decided to do. Please agree with it”.
And today after 2 years when i remember my past i still feel goosebumps. Today i have been running a NGO where we take care of the children without their parents and taking care of them, understanding their feelings was not at all difficult for me because i had went through all of it. My sisters are completing their bachelors degree in abroad and what else could i have asked for. That one decision changed our lives completely. The journey took a complete U turn. We all are happy now.
The Lesson that i Learnt was that – We should never give up on the hard days. No matter how great the storm seems to be it has its end. The only trick is to stay strong, have faith in God and to continue doing good without any expectations.