Laziness: The cause of suffering

People say, “Desire is the cause of suffering” but I have a problem with this saying. My profession takes me around to see places and people; as and where they are. With farm roads and electricity penetrating to every village, most people now live a decent and healthy life. People rear hybrid cows, grows vegetables not only for self consumption but for sale in the markets. Many villagers own Maruti Van, Boleros etc. to ferry them for business and during emergencies. So the life seems relatively easy for the farmers than I had seen as a child, and particularly for those who are hard working, it is like, “Every street is paved with gold”.

But sadly, I could see some groups of people who are failing to move with the change. The wind of change is yet to brush their common sense. Thus, they remain as the definition of poor. I go for annual household survey and I have been doing this for the past five years, in and around these same villages. Nothing can make an impact on these people. Our health education is like pouring water to a bottomless pot and each year I see them in the same condition. They are normal human being, have land to cultivate and located in the same geographical are like other people; but the only difference is that they are too lazy to work.  At first meeting, one would feel pity but ask few questions to the neighbors and visit few times, you heart will start to boil with irritations.

                  

 

It may look quite scary but it is a home to a family of five. Inside the house was an innocent child sleeping under the mosquito net. One day they came to my unit with only the pieces of torn health card. I had to issue new card. They are not poor because they own few acres of good arable land, an orange orchard and running water supply. I am taken by surprise to see their land fallow, they do not even grow vegetable for self consumption when rest of the villagers take it to sell in the market. Let God alone save these souls……

      

This belongs to another couple. I think at one point of time the toilet would have been better than their house. The ruin of the toilet only indicates that our government has done so much for us. I am in no way trying to be judgmental about their poor living condition but I am so disappointed that they are not willing to use their resources and adopt change for their own betterment. One time I even conducted a delivery of their baby child in the middle of the jungle.

 

 

                

 

Nothing is left undone by the government and the community. I adopted two of their children. The local government officials and the community built them a new home and now I feel that these people waiting for us to build them a toilet also. I sent the father for treatment, bought him medications, only to learn later that he actually did not complete the course. We pass by their house every month and find them taking sun bath. They don’t seem to bother about anything in the world and looks so self-contended, proving us to be foolish worrying about them. We are the ones so stupid worrying about their children’s education, their health………