Child Labour

Child Labour

Just Imagine a 9 year old boy or girl working in a factory or a Restaurant cleaning tables and plates!!! Could something be worst than this??? Just go back a bit and remember the childhood days that we have all had!! If someone were to ask us about the best part of our lives, undoubtedly our answer will be our childhood days. But on the contrary, just imagine the plight of so many young kids who are deprived of proper education and even a normal living!! Most of them are orphans too!!!:(:(:( Even though there are many laws that prevents child labour and they are enacted strictly at least in big industries, this Evil has not reduced even a single bit in the lower rungs!! people still dare to employ kids as helpers!! The reason is the owner doesn't need 2 pay a lot to a kid but he can extract the same amount of work (in fact more) as he can do from a grown up labour!!! This is Pathetic!! kids are working in restaurants, Shops,Polishing car glasses at signals and most of them are even into Begging!!!! What a pity!! We are talking of India becoming a Fully Developed country by the year 2020. For this to happen all these things must be Eradicated Completely!

I feel strongly that something can be done by joining forces and help this situation improve !!! As individuals we can ensure to a certain extent that this doesn't happen at least in our locality. It's very tough to impose these things in an unfamiliar place, where as you can start doing this in your locality, where you are familiar with. If we find such kids working as labours, we can try convincing their parents, helping them get into a school and if possible spend for his/her education too :) We can help them study, after all we are all blessed to get all comforts in life, and Wat's wrong in giving some back:):):) Everyone are God's children, isn't it ;););) I think this will help improving the situation in a very big way!!! There are some places where we need to use the laws :) and its not a bad idea in using it for the bright future of a young kid:):):)

I know questions must be running in Ur mind whether i am doing such things before talking, but honestly speaking, i am finding it a bit tough 2 communicate with the locals in their language as my native s Chennai and am working in another state,LOL [:P] anyways am making some efforts through my local friends and i hope 2 do something substantial soon. So i just thought i will share my thoughts on this with you friends and who knows many of you might well start giving it a serious thought..at least i hope so:):):) I am sure that each and everyone of us will be having a social awareness and an willingness to do something for the country and society. This was just one such view of mine :):):) I hope it appeals to you all :):):)

So friends Lets make an effort and we can create a huge difference:):):)

Thank you for having the patience to read the entire thing;););)

Cheers,

Venkat.

Whats your answer??

Read the story below,

Years ago, a farmer owned a land along the Atlantic seacoast.

He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops.

As the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received a steady stream of refusals.

Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, approached the farmer. "Are you a good farm hand?" the farmer asked him. "Well, I can sleep when the wind blows," answered the little man.

Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, desperate for help, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work.

Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and yelled, "Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!"

The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows."

Enraged by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm.

To his amazement, he discovered that all of the haystacks had been covered with tarpaulins. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred.

The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down.

Nothing could blow away. The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.

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When you're prepared, spiritually, mentally, and physically, you have nothing to fear. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?

This story's moral is worth giving a thought:):):) As the moral says if we are prepared to take anything and add to that take it in the right sense and if ur ready to accept things and face them boldly, then fear and failure will not even come near you!!!

Cheers,
Venkat.

Friendship Day

Celebrate Friendship Day 2007 on August 5, Sunday
Human beings are social creatures and have always valued the importance of friends in their lives. To celebrate this noble feeling it was deemed fit to have a day dedicated to friends and friendship. Accordingly, first Sunday of August was declared as a holiday in US in honor of friends by a Proclamation made by US Congress in 1935. Since then, World Friendship Day is being celebrated every year on the first Sunday in the month of August. This beautiful idea of celebrating Friendship Day was joyfully accepted by several other countries across the world. And today, many countries including India, celebrate the first Sunday of August as Friendship Day every year. Celebrating Friendship Day in a traditional manner, people meet their friends and exchange cards and flowers to honor their friends. Lot many social and cultural organization too celebrate the occasion and mark Friendship Day by hosting programs and get together.
It may be noted that some associations celebrate Friendship Day in an entirely different time of the year and with different customs. For instance,
National Friendship Day is on the first Sunday in August.
Women's Friendship Day is on the third Sunday in August
International Friendship Month is February
Old Friends, New Friends Week is the third week of May However, what is remarkably same is the idea behind the celebration of the day. Everywhere, people express love for their friends and cherish their presence in life.

So on this day i would like to thank all of you my friends who stood by me on various occasions and helped me n being wat i am today :):):) Hats off to all :):):)