Great day again – few days back. Another wonderful opportunity knocked my doors for the second time when the CSR team selected a group of associates randomly again. Yes! This time also my name was in. That was an unexpected lucky notification for me too when I received the mail to participate in the TOYS distribution program that was planned to distribute fun Toys for LKG & UKG section school children @ Cauvery Matriculation school @ Thoraipaakam, OMR. And one more pleasant surprise. The Guest who had come and who distributed the toys was none other than our own CEO of our organization! That was incredible news for me. Because I had not seen him so far before going to this event. An MNC company CEO – distributing TOYS to small small kids. Definitely then I am really lucky to see all this.

 

The moment when I received the mail that the team will be visiting a matriculation school this time, my initial thought was – Why a Matriculation school? Is not that serving poor schools will make it worthy? But after visiting the school only I could see how poor this school was. Such a small one and the school itself run by charitable trusts and social welfare helpers.

 

As usual when a group of around 40 of us reached there, we were split into two groups and each of us need to go separately to A & B sections of LKG and UKG classes. Playing with such kutti kutti children was so nice. I (We) had an amazing time spent there with really cute kutti payyans and ponnus. They were all initially seemed to be so scared looking at all of us. One of their teachers came forward and started instructing the children. He asked the children to stand up and tell their names facing towards us. That was really entertaining. Most of the children were telling “Good Morning Miss. I am Agalya “, “Good Morning Miss. I am Vinoth “, “Good Morning Miss. I am pradeep “ etc. There was no “Good morning Sir” by any chance. When I directly asked one child, “Thambi Good morning sir ellam kidayadhaapa? Eppovum good morning miss dhana? “, even then also no effect. Miss Dhan and Miss mattum dhan. L . Then started the ‘Rhymes’ session. Yes! The same old Johnny Johnny yes papa -  twinkle twinkle little star -  nila nila oadi vaa. They sang them all in a group. Then we were asked to interact with few children. I asked them to come to the front and demonstrate us any special talents they have. Three small boys came forward and singing by themselves the “aadungada enna suthi” song from pokiri movie they performed a dance for us.

 Then started the real fun. Games session. What game? What else, the usual ringa ringa roses. ! . However it was a fun that we Big Big children also joined hands with them in the chain and formed a round and played the game

 

And finally our VIP CEO arrived. The children greeted him with a warm “Good Morning Sir” when he entered in. It was real a surprise to the children actually as we did not reveal them before that we are going to give those toys. When the CEO arrived, he opened the cupboard box and all the children were really surprised to see many toys inside it. They were looking at us asking as if like “Are these toys for us? “. Yes! Actually. We made them stand in a queue and gave them one toy each and they were all so happy to get it.

I was able to see few of them indeed started quarrelling when some nice toys went to the hands of others and when they did not get the toy of their choice. Our CEO had a wonderful time there spending few minutes with the children and giving them the Toys, inspite of his busy schedule.

 One bitter truth that which I felt at that moment – Distributing toys like this actually is the beginning of jealousy, greediness, theft, quarrel, inferiority complex etc. One lesson for all us that time was that we should have brought same toys to be distributed for everyone. We realized our mistake. Finally the class instructor came forward and suggested them all a plan. He asked the children to keep all the toys in the school cupboard itself and not to take them to their home. The instructor said them that those toys are meant to play in the school only and not to take to home of their own. There in the school they can play in group taking any toys they wish and this will solve the problem. J . Smart instructor.