Monday 19 September 2011

Shoe-shine, Sahib.


Morning nine o'clock. The young boy Name Sunny 16 years, thin and tall, lumbered up the steps of the many- storied mansion. He stopped at office floor to survey the doors of all the rooms. The shirt he wore was tattered and his skin showed through it. The pockets of his dirty shorts bulged with the weight of something in them.
Sunny at work
The boy stood staring at it a long time every who pass from street . Finally, moving a few yards away and sitting down on the floor, he kept an eye on it.

People were going to office apartment. The boy studied each thoroughly. Some stop and ask for polish of their shoe. The boy sprang up, pulled out two tins of boot polish from his hand made wooden stand  and a brush from the other and intercepting the man said, "Shoe-shine, Sahib."

Sunny went to school for his third grade and then bad company of friend made his life more miserable after kick out from home Sunny wanted to earn for leaving and identify shoe shine job easy to get money morning 8am to 11 am time and rest of time he learning and work with auto riksha to get more money daily earning is about 150-250 . Sunny very serious his life and want to earn more money with hard work and dignity rather than begging and doing illicit practices for money.
   Let’s encourage sunny like boys in community. 

Anil Landge

2 comments:

  1. Happy thanksgiving day from my side as well. look at the smile and life in these little kids. i am so happy to see that you share such a sweet post with some cute images. :)

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  2. My best wishes are with the poor boys like sunny. Though he couldn't get proper schooling but still he is doing good by earning with his hands so i appreciate his hard work and honesty.

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