Strength of a woman
For the past 5 + years everyday come rain,sun,flood my first human interaction of the day is a happy smiling face. I am taking about Gangaamma , the lady who comes to clean my house.
She is one such woman, who seems to be ever smiling whatever she might be going through. She is one of such woman that runs quite a few houses. Belonging to a village in karnataka, she was married off at the age of 12 and had to move to the city 15years back in search of work. In the last so many years she worked as a labourer lifting stones for new constructions and has been working in the same houses as a maid last few years. She has 3 daughters and a husband who hardly works the usual story of the poor. She slogs it out in a bunch of houses to be able to pay for the basic needs and educate her daughters something she never had the opportunity to do. She also takes pride in not having asked her daughters to work so far.
Sometimes when I feel low about so many things in life , I remind myself of the ever smiling face in all the adversities and that gives me strength to not give up and to know I have been fortunate enough to have what I have!!
So far her daughters have excelled in their studies at school , topping every class every passing year. I only wish and hope that in the coming year's the hardwork and dedication of this mother and their daughters turn out to something life changing!!
She is one such woman, who seems to be ever smiling whatever she might be going through. She is one of such woman that runs quite a few houses. Belonging to a village in karnataka, she was married off at the age of 12 and had to move to the city 15years back in search of work. In the last so many years she worked as a labourer lifting stones for new constructions and has been working in the same houses as a maid last few years. She has 3 daughters and a husband who hardly works the usual story of the poor. She slogs it out in a bunch of houses to be able to pay for the basic needs and educate her daughters something she never had the opportunity to do. She also takes pride in not having asked her daughters to work so far.
Sometimes when I feel low about so many things in life , I remind myself of the ever smiling face in all the adversities and that gives me strength to not give up and to know I have been fortunate enough to have what I have!!
So far her daughters have excelled in their studies at school , topping every class every passing year. I only wish and hope that in the coming year's the hardwork and dedication of this mother and their daughters turn out to something life changing!!
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