My birthday this year was a blessed one. I met a hero.
A real hero. And real heroes are mostly unsung.
Meet Mahesh Yadav. One unsung hero. A Karma-yogi; making the world a better place; without making much noise about it.
7 years ago, this man adopted 4 HIV infected orphans. Today, his house is home to 17 such kids. These 17 orphans got infected with HIV at birth.
And till Mahesh entered their lives, most of these orphans were being managed by relatives. These so-called guardians were finding these kids to be nothing more than an unprofitable investment, and so were simply waiting for the inevitable to happen. To quicken the relief, some of these guardians had even stopped the kids’ mandatory 2 tablets that supported immunity.
And then Mahesh stepped in. He turned his house into a shelter; now called ‘Sparsh Balgram’.
These 17 kids have found a home, and all the love that one hopes for from it.
Mahesh doesn’t want recognition, fame, likes, status, wealth. In a remote corner of this city, this man is quietly dedicating his life to a cause. He is happy simply giving. Probably because he knows that happiness lies in giving.
He’s the first selfless man I have met. His wife; the second.
An important thing to note: Mahesh is the happiest person I have ever met. It’s because his life is all about giving. You can’t miss his smile; it never leaves him. It stands proof to the fact that happiness can only be found in selflessness.
The world is dying of selfishness. The selfless are full of life.
To know the man who's nothing less than a god, visit him. His past that brought him here is another chapter altogether.
Anyone can visit this place in Khadki (Kirkee, Pune) Please call him in advance, and ask him what's needed at his place. (He’ll tell you; could be something as small as a soap bar, or could be some time with the kids.)
Just one caution: Don’t go there for a photo-op.
Some food for thought: Here are you and I; fighting to secure our futures; stresses and worries and questions and anxieties galore. And here’s this man, breathing the same air we do, whose happiness is off the charts; although there’s hardly a complete assurance of the next meal for them. But for 17 years, he’s managed. Because he knows something we don’t. He knows a Universal Law; that the Universe takes care of those who live to serve. Help regularly comes in, help runs his finances. Help comes from people like you and I.
Most of us are existing. This man is alive. Most of us can never do what he is doing. But we can acknowledge. And maybe contribute.
PS: Many thanks to my friend Komal Jain for gifting me this experience, an experience that gifted me a lesson.
A real hero. And real heroes are mostly unsung.
Meet Mahesh Yadav. One unsung hero. A Karma-yogi; making the world a better place; without making much noise about it.7 years ago, this man adopted 4 HIV infected orphans. Today, his house is home to 17 such kids. These 17 orphans got infected with HIV at birth.
And till Mahesh entered their lives, most of these orphans were being managed by relatives. These so-called guardians were finding these kids to be nothing more than an unprofitable investment, and so were simply waiting for the inevitable to happen. To quicken the relief, some of these guardians had even stopped the kids’ mandatory 2 tablets that supported immunity.
And then Mahesh stepped in. He turned his house into a shelter; now called ‘Sparsh Balgram’.
These 17 kids have found a home, and all the love that one hopes for from it.
Mahesh doesn’t want recognition, fame, likes, status, wealth. In a remote corner of this city, this man is quietly dedicating his life to a cause. He is happy simply giving. Probably because he knows that happiness lies in giving.
He’s the first selfless man I have met. His wife; the second.
An important thing to note: Mahesh is the happiest person I have ever met. It’s because his life is all about giving. You can’t miss his smile; it never leaves him. It stands proof to the fact that happiness can only be found in selflessness.
The world is dying of selfishness. The selfless are full of life.
To know the man who's nothing less than a god, visit him. His past that brought him here is another chapter altogether.
Anyone can visit this place in Khadki (Kirkee, Pune) Please call him in advance, and ask him what's needed at his place. (He’ll tell you; could be something as small as a soap bar, or could be some time with the kids.)
Just one caution: Don’t go there for a photo-op.
Some food for thought: Here are you and I; fighting to secure our futures; stresses and worries and questions and anxieties galore. And here’s this man, breathing the same air we do, whose happiness is off the charts; although there’s hardly a complete assurance of the next meal for them. But for 17 years, he’s managed. Because he knows something we don’t. He knows a Universal Law; that the Universe takes care of those who live to serve. Help regularly comes in, help runs his finances. Help comes from people like you and I.
Most of us are existing. This man is alive. Most of us can never do what he is doing. But we can acknowledge. And maybe contribute.
PS: Many thanks to my friend Komal Jain for gifting me this experience, an experience that gifted me a lesson.
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