Blog Marathon - October 2022 - Day 13 - Urgent Requirement

My mother-in-law is a sweetheart. She is a voracious reader and has a strong presence on the social media site Facebook. She is a member of many groups where stories are written and shared by the authors in those groups. She reads a lot and then forwards the stories to me. I usually contact the authors, seek their permission, and then ask my team of readers to read it for our channel, Vaachan Ranjan. She helps me immensely by curating stories for the YouTube channel. Today she sent me this small poem that she got as a forward on WhatsApp and told me that it would be a good topic to write about on my blog for the Blog Marathon that is currently underway.

It is in my mother tongue, Marathi, but I will try to describe it here in English for a wider audience.

 *अर्जंट पाहिजेत.*

इच्छुक व्यक्तींनी संपर्क साधावा

*एक शिंपी पाहिजे,*

*जो एकमेकांची तुटलेली नाती शिवु शकेल*

*एक इलेक्ट्रिशियन पाहिजे,*

जो एकमेकांशी न*

     *बोलणाऱ्या दोन व्यक्तीमध्ये पुन्हा*

     *एकदा कनेक्शन जोडून देईल,

*एक ऑप्टिशियन पाहिजे,*

जो लोकांची दृष्टी आणि*

     *दृष्टीकोन नीट करून देईल,

*एक कलाकार पाहिजे,*

जो प्रत्येकाच्या चेहऱ्यावर स्मित*

     *हास्याच्या रेषा रेखाटू शकेल,

*एक बांधकाम कामगार पाहिजे,*

*जो दोन शेजाऱ्यांमध्ये*

     *उत्तम सेतू उभारू शकेल,*

*एक माळी काका पाहजे,*

*जो चांगल्या विचारांच*

      *रोपण करू शकेल,

*एक प्लंम्बर पाहिजे,*

 *जो तुंबलेल्या मनांना*

     *मोकळं करू शकेल,

*एक शास्त्रज्ञ पाहिजे,*

*जो एकमेकांबद्दलची*

     *ओढ शोधू शकेल,

*आणि सर्वात महत्वाचे म्हणजे,*

*एक शिक्षक पाहिजे,*

*जो एकमेकांशी संवाद कसा*

     *साधायचा ते शिकवू शकेल,

*आज तुम्हा-आम्हा, सर्वांना*

*याचीच नितांत गरज आहे..!!*

It talks about requirements on an urgent basis for the following posts:

1. A seamstress who mends broken friendships, relationships, or families.

2. a skilled electrician who can help restore the lost connection between two people

3. an optician who would help people to see better and also consider other people's points of view.

4. A skilled artist who would bring a smile and happiness into people's lives.

5. a skilled worker who can help build a bridge of friendship, understanding, and love between two neighbours

6. a landscaper to help plant positive thoughts in both young and old minds.

7.a plumber to assist in the release of pent-up thoughts and emotions.

8. a scientist capable of recreating love and longing for each other.

And most importantly of all, there is a requirement for

A teacher who assists in teaching people how to converse and have a harmonious dialogue.

What a beautiful message!

We desperately need all of these people in our lives right now. Our lives are being consumed by social media, a flood of fake news, negativity, greed, and self-centeredness. We have lost touch with the humane aspect of ourselves. We are so lost in the screens around us that we have become prisoners and don't know how to do anything else than just surf mindlessly. The sensitivity, the warmth, the love are eroded somehow, and keeping sane and being positive is one of the most challenging things in today's world!

Please let me know if you know someone who is a perfect match for the above-mentioned requirements. I would love to meet such a person right now!