8/4/2019 I Happened to Come Across an Inspirational Story While Surfing

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I happened to come across an inspirational story while surfing, about a small boy studying in class

third ; as the story goes, on one day some people from unicef ( probably unicef ) approached the

school principal and sought some help through children in order to raise some collection to provide

deep well for safe drinking water to children in an underdeveloped country in Africa. The school

principal readily rendered the sought access to the school children for the required raising of the

money. Unicef representatives accompanied each class teacher to their respective class room. Ineach classroom the representatives informed their basic intent and informed all kids to arrange for

100 dollars each in order to make provision for one deep well that could provide safe drinking water.

The representatives left that day with an information to revisit the school on the following day to

collect money from all kids who were interested to become a part of such philanthropic act. On the

next day the team arrived at the school and directly met the principal with an apologetic face, as

they informed him, that by mistake each classroom was informed that the total cost to construct a

deep well shall amount to 4000 dollars where as the actual sum exceeded much more... Jointly they

planned to revisit each classroom and inform kids about the fact and leave it upon them to decide

on their own to either contribute the amount they had brought from their homes or to take it back

along with themselves. While the visiting representatives were making rounds to the classrooms in

one of the classes a strange phenomena came to their notice. Soon after the kids were informed

about the error and given chance to decide further course... all kids in that particular classroom

started staring towards the back... when inquired it became revealed that one of the backbench-er

had yesterday made an announcement that he shall at his end raise entire money to raise one such

deep well. The class teacher out of curiosity asked the child about his father's profession, in reply the

child said that his father was a clerk in a small private firm... the teacher furthered her query by

asking that as now the amount as enormously exceeded earlier limits but even then with previous

assumption how could he dare to raise that amount. The child replied with chaste innocence that

small kids in that African country must be provided with safe drinking water therefore he had

planned to raise money from all of his known too's . The teacher again asked: kid now what is your

next plan. The kid replied with the same innocence and said i shall still go on with my previous plan

because he safe drinking water is a must for small children. Surprisingly, it took one full year and

countless visits, yearning before large number of people before that kid could raise the required

amount. The money was delivered to the respective body who furthered it to its destination. The

government of the recipient country was so moved by this sacrificial act and the indomitable spirit of

that small child that they requested him to visit their nation along with his parents to inaugurate

that particular well and inspire their kids too... and the same got done... Next time when you find

your steam going loose for the objectives most dear to your hear kindly remind yourselves the small

story of that small kid borne with a gigantic courage.