Short story: The Joys of Saving Lives

Our little acts of kindness that elate us provide bliss beyond measure and serves as a thing of beauty that can act as a joy forever. Recently amidst lockdown in the nation; I also experienced this joy by helping a creation of the almighty. One of these days I was glancing through my balcony window and chanced upon a little bird perching on my window sill. It looked thirsty and hungry. No wonder temperatures above 40 degrees celsius in Delhi NCR made it look almost on the verge of death. I immediately hurried towards my mother and returned with my first aid box, water, and some food supplies. Mumma helped me in feeding her. On a closer glance; we noticed a stab probably caused because of kite string (Manjha which is quoted with glass powder to make it sharp). Flying kites has probably turned into the most sort after sport especially during these days but it is highly fatal for the flying angles. The little baggage of life had to stay for some days in our home as it was unable to fly. I felt sorry for her state. This incident served as a turning point in my life for self-reflection and introspection. ‘Mitthu’; as we fondly started to call her; gave me numerous life lessons. I was now able to sense life’s preciousness, worth, and dearness even for a small creature like Mitthu and could now realize my duty as a human entity. There onwards, I started putting food and water on my rooftop and also advised my father as well as all my friends to use cotton kite thread instead of the glass quoted one. Although it was a tough deal explaining them to sacrifice their competitiveness; but finally they had to kneel down in front of my zeal to save thousands like Mitthu and others. I am glad that I was able to make a difference and save the life of one of the omnipresence’s creations. Truly; giving expands our state of being or in Jesus Christ’s words storing treasures in heaven is far more enriching than storing gems on Earth.