Happiness reloaded :')

The past few weeks have been one helluva journey..leading up to the most awaited event in the lives of kids at MAD centres, the DREAM CAMP!! It was as much a dream come true for us as it was for our lovely kids.. The excitement...and happiness was apparent on everyone's faces..

Friday, the 29th of Nov saw our girls rushing back from school ..pack their bags and get ready to board the bus that would take them to Glorious Promised Land! To say that our kids were excited would be an understatement of epic proportion... Those glistening eyes..those beautiful smiles...that brimming enthusiasm..was there for all to behold and capture in the realms of their mind. Our little angels were all set to experience the 3 most wonderful days of their lives..and so were we, eager to make things as joyous as possible, for them. MAD hosts Dream Camps for kids with the whole and soul purpose of "giving them happy memories from their otherwise mundane childhood days"..and happiness it was...

How often would you see these kids..

*walking down a red carpet..with paparazzi clicking every move of theirs.. And their faces beaming with joy

*Giving tight hugs to mentors whom they barely met a couple of hours ago..

*Waking up to receive surprise gifts by their bedside

*Enjoying every meal like its the best in the world..

*Spend quality time with their favourite Akkas and Annas 

*Overcoming those fears that lie deep down..

*Realizing their mistakes..and showing willingness to correct them

*Sharing every little thing...from their pains to their laughs..from their schools to their hostels..

*Giving a good night kiss to their mentor before sleeping..

*Being awestruck and delighted upon seeing a video of Kalpana Chawla..

*participate in real time elections with campaigning..voting..secret ballot box..et al. 

*Dancing like no one's watching them...

*Exploring their hidden creative instincts ...

*Coming to terms with their weakness..learning ..and growing ..

*Playing games..showering tonnes of love on anyone they met..

*Teaching invaluable life lessons to people who were supposed to be teachers themselves

*Learning to protect themselves in the face of danger

*Sharing that small piece of cake which they received and their Akka didn't 

*Having a cake cutting birthday celebration.. Which meant the world to someone who'd never cut a cake in 17 years of her life.. 

*Sending wishes to heaven, with the hope that someday...sometime ..these wishes will be fulfilled..

*Bursting into tears at the thought of returning back

*Walking into a carnival with full fanfare..

*Sobbing inconsolably till she could speak to her favourite Anna

Just a few precious memories from a camp filled with plenty of such moments... What was meant to be the most memorable period of a child's life, left me with loads of indelible memories for a lifetime. It wasn't uncommon to see children being hugged..playing with volunteers..dancing with them...stories being told..secrets being shared...emotions that were overflowing.. The one common factor amongst everything being the love each volunteer had for the kids...OUR kids we call them proudly. Being associated with such an organisation has given me plenty to be happy about..an opportunity to connect to those young souls.. be friends with them..shower them with all the love and affection that I've ever got in my life...and hope that, one fine day..they'll chase down all their dreams..and pass through the travails of life,with flying colors.