Save Humanity

 

“Hey, I am so tired. Let’s buy some food and go to the hostel” one of my friends told me as we were out shopping, two weeks ago. Laughing and chatting, the three of us entered the food area, placed our order, and sat on the corner table waiting for our food to get ready.

 After some time, I turned my face and what I saw next was heartbreaking and soul-stirring.

A family was sitting next to our table; a mother with her two children. They were eating food and a girl, frail and willow-wild, holding a handbag was standing behind the mother’s chair.

The girl looking tired and hungry and kept on stealing glances at the food. Her eyes were moving from the plate to the children’s faces where she saw joy and contentment. It was quite evident what she wished for in her heart.

 Everyone there was so busy eating that they did not even take notice of her. After a while, the boy said: “Mama this girl is making me uncomfortable. She is staring at my burger.” The woman lashed out at the girl. She unleashed hell: “Stop looking at my son’s food with your evil eyes. You can eat after we are done”.

The girl remained silent; her eyes cast down. There were tears in them. When the children got done with their food, the woman offered the girl the leftovers. She had merely dug into the fancy leftovers when the woman announced: “Hurry up! We do not have time for you. Let’s go!” The girl put the burger on the table and started walking behind them.

I was dumbstruck at what took place before my eyes and thought of doing something for her. But then I realized that she had to work for her livelihood and any of my impulsive actions or emotional outburst could cost her the job. So, I held myself together.

After fifteen to twenty minutes, our order got ready. We took our food and headed towards the hostel, but the image of the young girl’s helplessness kept on haunting me for a very long time. It raised many questions with obvious answers.

 Was the behavior of the woman, right?

What was the fault of that girl if she was born into a poor family? Why did she have to work at this age? Why were people so heartless and had no sensitivity for young and deprived children?

The poor need to be treated as humans and no one should treat another person as horribly as the woman treated the little girl.