A group of medical students dropped in a week a before Christmas, asking ‘how we can we help in decorating the department for the children’s Christmas get-together!’. So they spent an afternoon getting the hall ready to welcome children two days later.
During that visit, I heard them say about their wish to help in different departments as they have spare time time in between their class timings and personal study. They were most vocal about the value of getting involved in different activities, to get a sense of the different ways a hospital reaches out to people in need.
To me, their cheerful intent was in itself a Christmas gift. Several experiences during the last one year, during our involvement with the students made me aware that the students look to us for being guided into creative explorations to offer service.
It is this youthful spirit, the champions of anti-corruption campaign have used to create a movement of protest against of politics of convenience and gain.
I wish we would be more responsive to the needs of the youth for identity, belonging and adventure. When we can engage them at that wave length, they would be our intimate associates to respond the channellisation of their youthful energy and passion creatively.
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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