Life as I have Seen It

Author(s): Urmila S Dholakia
Publisher: Urmila S Dholakia

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Life - As I've seen it =
COMPASSION
(Devotion to the people is Devotion to the
Supreme Self) What a monsoon it was in Gujarat that year! Torrential rains and overflowing rivers inundated large areas of the state and there was utter devastation all around! Thousands of people lost their homes and properties to floods. Particularly affected were the poor, slum dwellers who lost everything. There was shortage of food and clean water everywhere. causing wide spread starvation and sickness.
I was quite disturbed to see the people suffering around us. Just as I was thinking about ways to help them, a number of girls from my hostel came to talk to me and expressed their wish. to help these poor people! I was pleased with their proposition and we started planning a mission to help the people affected by floods. Our first challenge was to collect enough funds for this mission. None of us had any experience in this matter but all of us were driven by compassion and were determined to help the helpless people!
As if God heard our prayers, we got a fantastic offer from a well-wisher, Mr. Oza. Mr. Oza was the manager of 'Nataraj' Theatre. A very popular movie starring Dharmendra and Hemamalini was opening
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