Social cause 2

“Nava Jeevana Nilaya”

----Dechamma B.C

                Whenever I think of ‘Nava Jeevana Nilaya’, brings to me the memory of our journey to this place. I would like to brief you all about the various instances which led us to this place.

                Initially we didn’t even know that such a place existed. Then one of our colleagues told us about a place called ‘Karunashraya’. We asked another colleague to go and visit the place. There came a twist in the story, as this colleague of others mistook the place ‘Nava Jeevana Nilaya’ for ‘Karunashraya’. He came back and reported the plight of this place, and then some more colleagues went to that place and brought a complete description of the place. Hence we decided to take up the initiative of helping them.

This was a perfect example of ‘Everything happens for good in Life’    

                The sunset of 22^nd July was very memorable as we had spent our time fruitfully. We reached the place which needed us the most. It was ‘Nava Jeevana Nilaya’ or ‘A Home for Leprosy Cured Patients’. This is a place which serves a home to many Leprosy cured people who are either isolated by their families or do not want go back to their homes. We had seen this place a many times, while we would travel via the thoroughfare .I strongly believe things start happening right at the right time, we never reach a place where we want to before the time comes. This was something similar which happened here.

  Picture 1. Board at the Entrance of Nava Jeevana Nilaya

On the sunset of 22^nd July our team was all set to reach our next endeavor on social cause after the school one. Around 4.30 PM we left our office with zeal to make a change in the lives of the people in need. We reached the place around 5 PM.

We went around the place to enquire the condition and understand the lifestyle of the inmates. After this we clearly realized one thing in certain that they were very lonely people, constantly searching some way to live life.

Picture 2. Dining Hall (Left) Kitchen (Right)

The people there were mostly were either middle aged or old aged.

Picture 3. Inmates

We made up our minds to bring a smile on their saddened faces. We assembled everyone in a room and warmly welcomed everyone with biscuits and tea. We began our program with a prayer dance which was mystically enthralling. The inmates enjoyed it a lot. After this we had organized a small activity for them which made them laugh loudly…and their laughter echoed everywhere. We had a comic skit for them which was the most amusing of all. They enjoyed it a lot. We had one more activity for them which related to meditation. They were very dedicated in performing this act of peace. We concluded this program with a Group song wherein even those people participated in the song.

               Picture 4. Prayer Dance (1) SKIT Team (2) Inmates Participating in Meditation (3-4)

We ended the event by offering them some fruits and we gave them groceries in the form of rice grains and dhal. Their happiness had no bound so was our satisfaction.

Picture 5. The Team

Love life, for it has always given the best you deserve