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> Dear Friends,
>
> I am pleased to share an interesting incident that happened over the
weekend
> classes we [ Dream India and YHM ] conduct at Adyar corporation
school. As a
> part of our usual review, I was asking the kids to repeat the basics we
> taught them for the past 3 months. As we finished discussing about
spoken
> English, computers, greeting etc, I asked them about Dr.APJ's ten
point oath
> to students.
>
> It was really pleasing that almost all the children remembered the
ten point
> oath. Each of them shared one point each. Once they did this, we
just posed
> a question, "Okay, good that you all remember, now how many of you
actually
> follow these points mentioned by sir? If not all these points, at
least one
> or two of them.".
>
> To our surprise, the kids started responding very well. We asked them to
> speak one by one. One kid Aruna said, " *Anna, I have taught my
grandma how
> to write her name, also one boy near my house of same age as mine
used to
> eat Gutkha. After we discussed the points here, I told him NOT to
eat such
> things. Now after I told him about the evils of it, he has stopped
eating
> that*".
>
> One more said, "* Anna, I have taught my parents how to write their
names in
> English". Another said, " I teach the small boys around my area*".
This is
> when one of the students, Jeevajothi said " *Anna, my father used to
drink a
> lot. He used to have severe stomach pain because of this. After we
made a
> chart about the ten point oath by Dr.APJ [ she was one of those kids who
> made that chart], I told my dad NOT to drink mentioning the words of
Dr.APJ.
> I also told him you would not suffer going to hospital etc because
of this.
> He took two days to reflect on this. Later, he stopped drinking and
bought a
> **silver golusu **with that amount*".
>
> It was one of those moments that rarely comes in life. We were all
> pleasantly shocked to hear this. Honestly, none of us expected the chart
> activity on Dr.APJ's ten point oath to have such an impact!!! Sir is
truly
> inspiring. It just goes on to prove that his words are very sincere
and from
> his divine heart, how else can one explain such an inspiring turn
around!!!
>
> These are the moments that we need to cherish my dear friends. For
sure we
> are making a positive difference in our own way. I thought you all would
> loved to hear from the student and so took a small video which is
attached.
> It is in Tamil with students explaining the above described
incident. Every
> action of ours with the children makes a direct impact in their life.
>
> Anbudan,
> Natarajan
> Dream India
>
> "Hesitating to act because the whole vision might not be achieved, or
> because others do not yet share it, is an attitude that only hinders
> progress." - Mahatma
> http://di2020.
>
Dear young Indians,
I have a real life story to tell you.
I am working in Railways.
One day I happened to stay near a workspot in a village all alone. It
was dusk and the workers were taking rest. I was sitting in our jeep.
As it was after a long hazarduous day's work, people were chit
chatting. Suddenly I heard one young man asking another middle aged
man - Annae, ennaiku sambalam koduppangala( Whether the salary will be
paid that day?) The other man asked him - why? what are you going to
do with it? The young man replied - I have to pay college fees
tommorrow. If they dont pay me today, I have to pay penalty also. I
was taken aback. I came out and approached the young man I asked him
what he was doing. He said his name was Vinod Balan, staying in a
village and studying B.Sc in a college. His father told him that he is
at liberty to study but he cannot expect the fees from him since he is
working as a watchman in a private factory and so he cannot afford to
pay the fees.
So,this young man tried to find a part time job. Railway Construction
work came in handy. He worked for three days and two nights so that he
can earn the college fees and he was ready to work for another night -
a night's work will earn more than a day's work.
I started helping him and he is now continuing his studies. Like
minded friends are also helping me.
I am proud of you, young India.
with regards
Mohanan
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