February 4… First base Coat at Mrs. Pluff

Poverty -I

Lot of hunger and having no food is poverty,
Not having spare cloth to take bath is poverty,
Needing a shelter but not having one is poverty,
Child's sick but can not buy treatment, is poverty,
Fainting child dreaming a mouthful of rice is poverty
Searching warmth in cold flesh in winter nights, is poverty,
Sitting with umbrella on wetting bed in showering night, is poverty,
Thoughtful mother, two mouthful of rice and three children, is poverty,
An ill, deserted mother selling her child wishing it will survive, is poverty.
A defeated and desponded mother poisoning and killing her child is poverty

The house was taking shape and looked nicer and nicer.
Mrs. Pluff came everytime with food. Today she brought food for us.
The Burger Burger!!
A little like Subway sandwich but very delicious indeed.
The lunch gave a way to a more chatty atmosphere
We find ourselves eat side by side, talking and taking pictures of each other.

I am sure Mrs. Pluff is very pleased with the progress of the house.
You can see that twinkle in her eyes.
I am pleased too. To think that this is my first time really constructing house.

I think of the poem above and I know Mrs. Pluff and so many other people like her needed a shelter but they don’t have one.
Yesterday at the soup kitchen I also meet many people who met those categories above.
Then I think of MDG’s… I hope more people will come down face to face with these people. Rolled their sleeve and get to work to help them.
I pray those people in the legislative and in the government will allow their hearts to hear the cry of these people and for a moment let these voices win over politics.
Is it just a dream?

Will the government continue to be a slave to corrupted system and oppose themselves to people and relief organization?
Will the humanitarian organization and relief network get caught in “savior syndrome” and worse caught up in project oriented?

And Will I and you sit in our cozy living room with a nice warm air from the radiator in winter?

Lend a hand… one day at a time… one person to one person…
We cannot make ALL the difference but we CAN save THIS tiny starfish