Hema

This morning during recreation I was sitting on the playground and two girls came close, one said in a whisper, "Hema and her sister are not eating anything in the evening" at first I could not catch it as Hema was trying to stop her from talking to me, but when I understood I asked Hema, is it true that you do not have anything to eat at home? she lowered her head and said, yes prabhuji, then I asked what does your father do? she said drives a rikshaw, and your mother? she said I do not have a mother.
I asked further questions and she said that the father sometime does not work and he is the only one bringing some money in the family.
I told her to come and look for me at the end of the school time and before going home.
It just happen that a dear friend of us from UK has started to give me 30 pounds per month to help some needy brajabasi children, here's a nice opportunity.
I bought 10 kg flour , 5kg rice, oil, and vegetable and at 3 pm I handed over the bag to her. I gave 40 rs (1 US$) to buy any other things that she may need and I told her when it is finished to let me know. As you can see from the photo she was beaming.

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