This experience requires sound.
Please turn up the volume.
Please turn up the volume.
Aditi Mathur
49, educator-agitator-open learner
This is the time for us to show compassion.
It was a very humbling experience, in the beginning I had an apprehension that If I call and make my phone number exposed to strangers, they will misuse it, to my surprise I have not received any prank or disturbing call. Another belief was 'how do I believe that they really
need money?' To break my own beliefs the 98% of the people said 'now we are
managing', only two people asked for help and we very promptly transferred
the money, no questions asked. This was my another belief which got shattered, my coordinator, Bindu, did not doubt the needs expressed by the people, money was transferred as soon as possible (huge learning with her). The experience is growing on me - no matter how busy I am with my work, I am able to take time out to call people and coordinate their needs. There is a different connection - no doubts, no preconditioning is left now when I talk and listen to their needs. Another belief was that this problem is so huge, not in my hands.
But working with the CoAst India shattered this belief too - every hand can make a difference.
