One day my friend asked me to go to rajiv
chowk for the meeting of an organisation and said that if you do the event you
will get a certificate. I neglected it and went out with my friends elsewhere.
But one of my friends went there and he told me what was the event(ADAR). I
thought it’s a 10 days work let me do it and I will get a certificate. I did
the event and each day thought should I also take membership of this
NGO-LEADERS FOR TOMORROW? Then the last
day I took the membership thinking it is just a matter of 50 rs and will have
fun with my friends during events and will aso get a certificate. The situation
was such that I need to take a little responsibility and I became the head of
LFT team in my college and when I was told my work I was in a state oh god why
I have taken this responsibility and when other members didn’t showed their
interest in the orientation class I started asking others to take this
responsibility but no one agreed and to run this group in our college I said ok
let me do it for this year now and next year il handle it to someone else or
close the group. One of the other reasons for my this thinking was the comments
by others and even my friends that “ isse to bas lft lft karalo, jab msg
bhejega lft.”
Then came the time of organising ADAPT.
After a lot difficulties we got the permission from college and even the funds
to plant specific species of plants. Since the teachers day was also
approaching, the college authorities asked to organise adapt along with
teachers day function. Me and my friend Anuj took this responsibility and I
divided the work to the OC members, to buy saplings, make posters etc. and even
asked the college students to organise a play and a song for the function. Then
came the turn to invite all the teachers, management authorities and the senior
faculty like director etc. Although it was very tiring but I enjoyed it a lot
as I got the opportunity to get myself recognised to everyone in the college
and even could order the students which happened just because I was the head of
LEADERS FOR TOMMOROW group in my college. This was the moment when I was happy
to become head and handle responsibility and a power came that yes I can do it.
Then came the day of the event and it was a
success and hearing from everyone, teachers, director as well students made me
feel great. Also planting trees made me
internally feel good that I have done something nice which is not for my
benefit. It was really a great day for me and a sweet memory for my life.
I again thanx LFT for giving me a
platform(whose meaning I understood now).
- Shitiz Arora