What you call when you hear about stories of positivity and faith which allows one to leave the confines of one’s home towards an unchartered journey, fully aware of he fact that there is a deadly virus out there which is playing havoc on masses – you can be its next target.
As I know her since more than an year, I have seen the sparkle in her eyes to be benevolent and work towards caressing the underprivileged and downtrodden strata of our society – Kids being her personal favorite, she is unrelenting when it comes to serving them in any form she can. Her free-education programs are a hit in the region she operates. The hordes of children are a living testimony to the fact I state!
Today as she gave me a call I was
dumbfounded to hear about her latest passion – ‘Giving free food to the home
arrested covid patients and their families!!!” She had broadcasted the message with
a single-minded objective of helping and catering to the unfortunate, who are narrowed
down to their domestic walls due to covid patients at home or in the family.
They cant shop or go out to buy medicines, ‘Ruby Didi’ as I call her fondly,
took the pledge and the onus on herself to do this arduous task with a whisper
of a broadcast message of WhatsApp and lo!, she was never prepared for the
deluge of shouts that she started to receive in first hour of the broadcast.
She along with her husband (Mr.
Pankaj Sharma) took to the streets of Delhi, with one aim and an objective in
mind – to serve wholeheartedly by whatever resources and means possible.
When I asked, is she not afraid
of the current reign of deadly Corona epidemic – She was quick to respond – “ I
am doing it as I have full faith in Saibaba!, He has given me the instincts and
shown me the way to help and serve the poor and I will always be obliged to
people I serve!” – Such a positive lingo, I had not heard since a long long
time. At a time when people are feeling scared to venture out and are even
desisting of buying regular groceries and medicines, here is an iron lady who has
spear-headed her fight towards a direction for all of us to adore and if
possible emulate.
Ruby didi gets up at 5 a.m and
starts to prepare staple food for the families – she always has a rough estimate
of the families to be served and quite miraculously her estimate is bang of
what she approximates! The food she makes with love and dedication out-beats
the best quality standards – as she keeps one thing in mind “Give as you
are being given!”.
She told me “Sanjeev, the response has been phenomenal, never expected such a huge call on the very first day! Got calls from far flung areas of Delhi, unfortunately, we could not cater to their misery, felt so much helpless!”
Whilst she was talking to me, frantic
calling was happening on the other phone being attended by her husband, the toll
for the next day was already decided – 60 odd families stuck up in their home
solitude and being wanting a much needed respite, a helping hand who could
fetch them food , medicines , coconut water and other sundries for day to day
living. They feel helpless and tied to the knot of their destiny – many of them
being at the mercy of the supreme self and being self-doctored!
Seeing the predicament of
humanity, Ruby didi just prays silently for every soul who is bearing the brunt
of this dread of virus. She is always in high spirits as she has her muses in the
society – ‘Children, are my soul and I have dedicated my life to this cause, be
whatever comes my way, till my last breath, I will not stop and give my wholesome
dedication towards the betterment of these underprivileged children. My only
refuge and motivation being – one day I wish they attain a respectable position
of stature in the society and help others to achieve them, not forgetting in
the way that where they came from !”
As the telecon closed to an end ,
She told me another parable of a husband and wife who were both covid +ve, but denied
to partake the ‘free’ food She was distributing – a well judged argument was thus thrown in front
of her “ Madam, we live in our own apartment and are both working, we can
afford food – it is just that we can’t go out – It would be nice if you can
please charge for service you are giving us!”
I knew the answer was a big “NO” but as unrelenting the couple was – quickly the message came on her phone – “Madam , thanks for the free service, the food was delicious but our conscience does not allow us to have it again – hence, wont be needing it tomorrow!” – these examples make a strong case for self esteem of humanity , Ruby maam’s resolve is to just serve selflessly – She has plans to serve them as well, as she knows that the couple would be struggling for cooked food the next day as well (with 'Swiggy' and 'Zomato' not obligating Covid families in their area), She has plans to take a ‘Token Money’ to satiate the couple’s self-esteem...
Today she has taken her stack full of cooked food in a remote colony of west Delhi, the frantic calls are not dying but midst of all this chaos, she is silently doing her bit to earn her karmic account - who knows, knowingly or unknowingly any one of us or our acquaintance's become the beneficiary of this great venture – till then the zeal continues… !!!
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