..Journey of the soul..: one day in d orphanage :)

dah lama berhajat nk ikut kawan2 pegi trip ke orphanage. its not really a trip, but more like a charity work. kt manipal ni ada satu organization, ppl call it as Huluran Kasih, bertujuan utk tlg rakyat India yg susah. kalau dulu persatuan ni buat charity work dkt 'slum areas' where we can find d poorest community of indian citizens. tp tak bnyk bnda yg boleh tolong, sbb bilangan mereka yg sgt ramai, n memerlukan kos yg tinggi kalau nk bantu sorg2. n Huluran Kasih ni pun bergerak dengan bantuan donation from malaysian students ja, so nothing much can be done to help these people. even government india sendiri dah tak mampu nk buat apa2. :(

so disebabkan tu persatuan ni pun mula berubah haluan, dari slum areas ke orphanage and hospitals. bagi moral support kt patients in aids rehab, pediatric wards and mengajar english kat kanak2 in orphanage. for d first time, i was so happy to be able to teach them, they are very cute kids who were born with lack of love and supports from their own family. bayangkan budak2 kecik yg umur baru 6taun, dah pandai hidup berdikari, basuh pinggan sniri, makan sniri. apa sangat la yg kita mampu buat masa kecik2 dlu kan. teringat zaman kanak2 dlu, kalau tgk apa2 yg best sket, mula la nk merengek2 suruh mak ngn abah belikan. kalau tak dapat, carik tok atau wan. last2 mesti akan dpt jugak. n then mula terfikir, kalau anak2 yatim ni tringin apa2, dkt sape diorg nk mintak duit kan?huhu..poor these kids :(

so i was assigned to teach a 13-year-old boy. his name is rohith kaur. a very shy boy, obedient, ambitious and has a very good brain. but unfortunately, he is not exposed to a good environment, at d age of 13, he is still not able to do well in simple maths calculations. tapi bila ajar, cepat je faham. maybe sistem pendidikan kt sini kurang praktikal agaknya. he wrote these on d question paper.

20 / 4 = 192

36 / 6 = 52

15 / 3 = 105

rasa mcm nak nanges je tgk. n den i asked him, 'what's your ambition?'. dia pun jawab dengan yakinnya, 'a master. a mathematics master'. senyum ja dengar, 'if you want to be a good master, u have to study very hard.ok?' he nodded. sopan je rohith ni. suci dari sebarang unsur kemodenan, haha. mechanical pencil pun tak pndai guna, sbb kt india diorg still tulis guna pencil kayu. then dia suruh ajar maths. i told him dat division is d reverse of multiplication, bla3 n i showed him some methods of calculations, he was so happy. mcm terjumpa satu new discovery in his life. n after a few practice, he can answer all my questions very well. that's y i said he possesses a very good brain, but d intelligence is less explored. mcm mana india nk maju, if all d good brains are wasted just like that. geram!

most of these kids, they hate english very2 much. maybe sbb diorg tak nampak kepentingan english, n rasa susah nk blajar. ala2 budak mlysia nk blajar bahasa diorg la kan. haha. tergeliat lidah nk sebut. but d experience did teach me a lot, about being grateful to be born in such a conducive environment, with family, teachers and friends who are always there to help. jangan tgk orang yg kt atas, sbb kita akan lupa diri and rasa apa yg kita ada tak pernah ckup, sntiasa nak yang lebih dr kemampuan diri. sebaliknya, tgk la yg kat bawah, InsyaAllah kita akan sentiasa bersyukur n macam yang slalu org cakap, satu hari kalau kita terjatuh, yang dekat bawah tu la yang akan sambut kita. kan? :)

at d end of d class, rohith asked me, 'are u coming again next week?'

yes, of coz i will! :D

but after balik dari msia nnt la kan :))