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This is a tale of grit that defeats all odds. It .
They are unlike other beggars that you come across in the streets.
One of them, Marepalli Adilakshmi, says: “We used to take shelter in railway stations, bus-stands and on footpaths.
Some time ago, I met Kondal Rao, Arjuna Rao, Nagamani and five others. We all wanted to study and get a job. So, we became friends and now we help each other achieve our dreams.”
They earn about Rs 100 to Rs 150 every day. With it, besides meeting their day-to-day expenditure, these students save enough to pay for their fee and books and house rent – they have rented a small house for Rs 150 in the town.
Adilakshmi, who belongs to Bailu village in CS Puram mandal, is a first-year BA student. She has chosen political science, public admin and economics as her specialisations.
Nagamani is studying for BSW (Bachelor of Social Work) and Ch Arjuna Rao is in BA final year (Sociology and Public Administration), both students of Dr B R Ambedkar Open University. Naga babu is a BA (second year) student of Sri Venkateswara University and Ganga prasad of Nizamabad too is a BA student.
These students belong to different places. Nagababu hails from Kamalapuram in Kadapa, Arjuna Rao from Mulagalampadu in West Godavari district and Nagamani is from Rompicherla mandal but they have either been orphaned or disowned.
In the past, they had one way or the other tried to commit suicide too. But then, that is past. The future looks promising now.
Every evening, they divide themselves into two groups and go begging and return home for dinner after which they again practise Braille for two hours before hitting the bed.
They keep in touch, while on the road, through cellphones. But is begging the only way?
Adilakshmi replies: “We don’t want to but what else can we do? We will give up begging if the government comes to our rescue. All that we want is to get a degree and secure a government job.”
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December 19, 2007Leave a Reply
Ownership of Life & Work – A Carpenter’s Story
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by.
The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor.
The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.
When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said, “my gift to you.”
What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.
Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.
So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built.
If we had realized, we would have done it differently.Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity.
The plaque on the wall says, “Life is a