One of the best old quotes on Sachin by
Sachin’s daughter Sarah; I guess everyone knows this one:
When
Sarah’s class teacher informed the class about a restaurant called
“Tendulkar’s” in Mumbai,
Sarah
raised her arm up and innocently said, “Even my father’s name is Sachin
Tendulkar.”
It was really a cute reply, wasn’t it?
Yaah, she was
small at that time and she didn’t know at all how great her dad is, infact on
the other hand, Sachin never boosted about himself to his children so that they
don’t take undue advantage of his charismatic awe life. He wants them to lead a
very simple and normal life as many people do, as he lived. Money is like
nothing to him now, but he wants his children to understand how crucial one
single penny is for common man. Chuck the part of money which is, yaah, one of
the important struggles of life but can be earned by anyone, earning respect is
not everybody’s cup of tea. This thing which he has gained all through his career,
also wants his children to gain so.
Sarah Tendulkar
is now a big 14 year old mature girl, who has inherited most of her looks from
her father. Apart from looks, she has also got within her Dad’s qualities of
social service, her attachment towards the society and eagerness to help the
mankind, thus trying to make World a better place to live in, shows the impact
of Tendulkar’s family values which still prevails, getting inherited from
generation to generation. Along with studies and all the fun-n-fair surrounding
her being a daughter of Master, she is also aware of her social
responsibilities towards the society. Two years back, she was in the news for raising
an amount of Rs. 5.88 lakh for the NGO called Apnalaya. Apnalaya is run by her
grandmother i.e. Sachin’s mother-in-law Annabel Mehta for poor children, and of
which Sachin also is a part.
Such a noble
cause, indeed!
She decided to
run for charity in the 7th Standard Chartered Marathon held in
Mumbai on 12th Jan, 2010, which is city’s most extravagant sporting
event. Sarah was to run in the ‘dream run category’ with a purpose of raising
funds. She had a great experience during the marathon and along with it she was
able to collect a handsome amount of money for helping the challenged children.
She was very happy and thrilled, so were his Dad. In recognition to this, Sarah
was awarded with the youngest Dream Maker title. This shows her attachment with
the society and the pain felt at such a minor age. Incredible!
This is not the
only instance where she has shown a social concern. On her birthday’s, she likes
to spend time with the needy section of the society and distribute joy amongst
them. Everybody donates money but it is a greater gift to donate your time. It
so happened, on her 11th birthday, Sachin and Anjali Tendulkar were
preparing to celebrate her birthday in usual style like many of today’s kiddos
would do but she insisted her Mummy-Papa to celebrate birthday with the
underprivileged kids of some slum area in Mumbai. It was definitely a googly to
her dad. This took Sachin and Anjali by surprise but at the same time they felt
very proud of their daughter. Sarah wanted to share some time and goodies with
the children of slums and celebrate her birthday. Obviously, her wish was
fulfilled and birthday was celebrated in some slum area of Govandi in Mumbai.
How many kids today think in such fashion? Very few, I believe.
It was so sweet
of Sachin’s angel!
Really, the
upbringing of a child matters a lot. It helps in shaping his/her life.
These below
lines are my feelings said on behalf of Sarah Tendulkar:
‘I see God in my Dad,
Who once said, beti Sarah along with
this modern fad,
Remember to show respect for people who
are helpless and sad.’
An American
writer, Clarence Budinton Kelland quotes, “My father didn’t tell me how to
live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.” The legacy of courteous and humble
living has followed in family of Tendulkar’s.
Guys, there is
also a world beyond modern fads like Television, mobile and internet. Today’s
young generation should take some inspiration from such kids like Sarah who has
taught that not only material things gives us satisfaction and happiness but
instead serving poor people also can give you an immense internal pleasure and make
you feel proud of yourself.
The importance of
‘Being Human’ needs to be understood. If girl at such an age can understand her
social duties, why can’t we guys. Once again, I tell, money is not everything, spending some time also can do magic. I am not telling to leave everything i.e.
your studies, money, everyday pleasures and get down to social work but at
least a bit can be definitely done by a capable person. I request you people, take
out few minutes of your life for such kind of work and give days of enjoyment
to the needy people. Certainly, I also consider myself on receiving side of
that request. If each one of us contributes something back to our society, be
it in any fruitful way, then I can assure you that no one can stop India to be
an ‘Ek number’ country. I am sure that you all want our country to prosper and
be the face of world. As people say, the
future of our country lies in our hands, so called ‘Young India.’ So, get up
guys and set yourself ready for action and pledge, “We will do it, do it for
our country.”
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