why is it that if one person thinks you have done a great job then everyone wants to say the same..
then you wonder whether there is any value at all to the 'awards' and 'merit certificates' that get thrown at you.
strange that some of those who call and write praising you, have not even bothered to come and walk the hot streets and look into the children's eyes..
for us at pwhy it has been 'recognition month', newspapers, tv channels rotary Club and more...
I feel both amused and livid when I have to answer a call where after saying that the person wants to do a shoot or interview or hand a piece of paper he quicly asks: by the way what is it exactly that you do? or what is the nature of your work?
A dear friend who holds most of the media of today in contempt is even upset that I accept and go through the motion each time and get hurt almost every time...
But then when you hold the future of trusting children, like the one who sleeps in the picture, in your tired and feeble hands you cannot afford to brush anything away, as maybe, in spite of all the galling occurences, there maybe one person who will reach out...
So you carry on.... and deal with the hurt and the upsets by writing blogs such as this...
And sometimes add a touch of humour laced in sarcasm... as that is the only thing that helps..
Maybe all this is just a reflection of our times, when everyone is in a hurry, where ridng piggy back on others is the accepted norm, where a good story is the one that makes you cry in dispair or run in disgust...
So just as there are food festivals and commercial promotion weeks, there is maybe also pwhy award month
And as all things must past, this is will also go by and we will get back to our normal life.. a little angry, a little sad and a little tired... but ready to move on
C'est la vie!