We are the world; let’s make it a better place, just you and me
To honor another, is honoring ourselves. It is also an experiential evidence of Newton’s 3rd law, namely, action and reaction are equal and opposite. In real world it translates to, whatever we send out, returns to us.
As of Feb., 2012, with the support from friends* and generosity of restaurants**, honoring humanity by offering nourishing food BEGAN. The very first time it was to the students in an underprivileged school in East Palo Alto (CA, US). Ever since then, sometimes, it is to the gardeners and other times, to the cleaners. At times, to the construction workers operating under extreme heat/traffic on San Antonio Road. Very often, it is to the garbage man, mailman, and auto mechanics or to the fence painters. Once, it has been to someone hungry-and-cold standing outside a store begging for food and to the cancer patients. Twice, it has been to the day workers waiting for work outside the local retail stores. In India, it was to the young kids who earn by picking up trash and to the servants. The food may vary from young coconuts, watermelon slices, home-cooked-food or Thai food/frozen yogurt donated by restaurants. But, the goal has been the same - to respect humanity and to nourish the needy population with something, most of us have been blessed with.
Each time a sharing or serving inside McDonald/restaurants (in India) was made; there has been a conspicuous transformation. The shift was visible, in sudden uplift of their spine, teary softness in their eyes, warmth in their waving byes and a shy-smiling nod.
However, this honoring of humanity is not just restricted to the underprivileged. And surprisingly, each time it has been offered to an average socioeconomic status neighbor/stranger in their moments of need, the impact has been exactly the same.
We are the creators of our world. How about creating a world full of honor?
If it inspires you, kindly pray that the mission finds all that it needs for blossoming. You may also contribute by offering a heartfelt donation (click on link Give to Get from Oneness), volunteering in person or honoring someone in your own world.
Namaste,
(this Hindi word means: the divinity within me bows down to the divinity inside of you)
Incorporator,
Follow Thy Heart
*Anupama Ray, Alka Khanna, Lana Baumgartner, Leena Singhani, BalaKrishnan Madhsan, Gunjan Raizada Chakravarty, Swapna Vad.
**Amarin Thai Restaurant, Yoogl, New India Fresh (Mountain View, CA)