Most of us don’t know what exactly are we supposed to do in life? Is money our final goal or flying abroad is our only dream. Or it is just visiting many countries to make money, or is it buying a 2 bed room flat in a posh locality. The rich become richer with no efforts of their own, and the poor get benefited by the government as always, and it is the middle class who are conditioned by the society to slog their butts and die with the hope of becoming filthy rich some day – and which never happens. Blessed are those who understand the uselessness of money sooner in their lives, and have the guts to dedicate their lives to something they love – how much ever small work it is or how much ever less money it gives.
Chris had a bad childhood. In his teens he was put even behind bars for street violence. It took him few decades to know what exactly his purpose on planet was – until he met Timbo. Timbo is an African elephant, which was made to act in few Hollywood movies. There was no one to take care of Timbo after a while and was chained most of the times. Chris took the pain of adopting Timbo, and dedicated his life to provide freedom to this mammoth elephant. For 25 years he stayed with Timbo, and his daily routine consisted of taking him for a 10 kms walk, feeding him, nurturing him, and loving him. His other hobbies include knife making and biking. From the outside or should I say for the material man’s view Chris’s job would seem utterly boring. But I am yet to see any IT professional with so much contentment on his face that which Chris carries.
I normally don’t appreciate women who call themselves achievers. And also I don’t think achieving what men have already achieved is any kind of achievement. Joining the army, or driving a train, or becoming a VP, or becoming a pilot is no big deal. Men do it very easily and imitating it ain’t tough. If there is anything I appreciate in a woman then it ought to be originality or doing something which even men would think twice to do. Or it would be something what Sneha of Gujarat does. Sneha is a volunteer who is into saving snakes. When you spot a snake in your vicinity you just need to give her a call, and she will come and catch the snake (using her bare hands, and she treats both poisonous and non-poisonous snakes equally). She will then let go the snake in the wild. She carries a revolver with her, as she was attacked a couple of times by snake charmers and local gundas who deal with snake skins. But she is not afraid, and thinks saving these endangered species is the core purpose of her life.
(I never knew that after the teeth of the snakes are removed by the snake charmers, the snake usually dies in 80-90 days due to digestive problems, as venom acts as saliva for the snakes. Hence the next time you come across any snake charmer treat them as killers and not charmers.)
Well this blog is the after effect of watching channels like Animal Planet and National Geographic too much in my native. Chennaites are brutally deprived of these wonderful channels. Thanks to the politicians.