Our high school's 15th homecoming took off successfully last Saturday. (I'll write about this on a separate post) Thank God. It was a big relief to see the circus pack up and go and leave happy memories. But what I really looked forward to, which I think would truly test our education is the commitment of our batch to give back to the community who raised us. Class of 1996- what's next? More dinner parties in the city? There are two doctors in our class and many other medical-related professions that's why medical missions were conceived. Donations on improving infrastructure were also mentioned.
I did not join much the conversations when more charity work were discussed. Charity work is a little personal for me. Ora et labora. For years now I have been doing charity work, a personal commitment I do with heart. I link it with my professional work. I prefer to do such task with a small but sincere group, over a large one where sometimes, the true essence of giving and getting involved evaporates, making the charity work resemble another circus.
But while the community/ charity work of our batch wasn't finalized yet, I had made a pledge to our batch that some 5% of the sales of my books will go to an educational cause. Thank you all, dear batch-mates, for your support.
I am not waiting until I get rich. I am not waiting for the government to act. I might as well get a knife and cut just a little sliver off the pie. Ten percent goes to taxes, and the little five percent I intend to collate and give it in the form of books or school chairs or school supplies so children can have a better reason to go to school. Into school. I attended public school as a child and I am no stranger to the educational conditions here. And I can say, that children can dream and do better when they see that generations ahead of them have proven to be true inspiring examples.
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