My experience while Interning at The Spastics Centre, Kanpur - Diksha Pathak

It all started as a compulsory thing for which I was going to get marks back in my college. But very soon without realizing it, coming to the centre became that part of the day where I experienced a completely different sort of happiness.... happiness that was not about me. For a change it was about doing something which could bring a change for the better in the life of the beautiful kids there. Being a law student and intern, my work was to research on the rights of the differently able and make them and their families aware of it. For this purpose I interacted with them and found that on one side of the road there is this "society" which is so harsh on these kids and on the other side of the road is the centre- "The Spastic Centre" which gives them a beautiful world. Here all we talk about is hope, happiness and smiles…all for the kids. Days when I did not have much work, I just wandered around and realized I was smiling. That was the moment I felt that the centre had such positive vibes. Maybe it was because of the "never say die spirit" of the kids or the "we are there" attitude of the teachers... I don’t know what but certainly something it is. My session with the parents developed a sense of responsibility in me. The trust they showed in me and the interest with which they heard me, made me realize what being human is or rather should be. My centre is now a lifetime school for me too. When I go back back to my college I am going to carry bags of hopes and expectations which I have from myself now. Hope of becoming a better person.. of being thankful for what I have got and becoming a lawyer "for the people". I thank this place for giving me some of the greatest memories and introducing me to such beautiful lives. A special THANK YOU to Madam Paroma Sen-Basu and Madam Noronha for being so loving and supporting. All of you are now a part of my life forever. My message to the kids’ there- "Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swaps of the not quite, the not yet, and the not at all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists. It is real. It is possible. It is yours. " Lots of love and respect Diksha Pathak