Dear Friends,
I am realy touched by the various responses I got on my mail and also the experience i have gone through quite recentely.
I sincerely confess that I have made a mistake of sending a mail which I was really not well planned. I wanted to criticise the way Sawant Brothers dealing with the " New Generation" without considering their aspirations but at the same time I did a mistake of criticising on the next generation.
Funnyly I realised that I have joined the golden Hair group ( Its actually grey hair group of Society, by the way I have completed 40 years this year) who find a reson to critisise the new generation always. I must change this. Belive me no more criticisism. I personally feels that Sawant Foundation is passing through the identity crisis. We some of us feel it should have a good mix of family and Social work together. Some strongly feels we need not mix family issues with trust we must seperate this. I was just ecoching those voices, but I confess again I am not a good writer.
I use to relate to those days when if even Kaka and Tai if shouts at us or de humilitae ( I use to feel and cry those days) my mother or father ( Appa or Aai) never grumbled over it, even never interfered or intervened in that they always were having a feeling that whatever Kaka and Tai is doing will be best for our children. And we know it have proved to be the best they have done to us. When I relate it to the current situation I realise that I can not really even copy 5% of them in my present life. I personally started realising offlet how my parents both Appa, Kaka, Aai and Tai would have paaseed through the struggle of managing with such a huge team and dealing with their moods and aspiration. And sometimes I get very upset or disturb to see that at age of 40 I am not really contributing much to my family growth, either financially or otherwise.
I was experimenting something on their experience last few years but I confess I failed completely even I spoiled and lost what I have with Me!! I only learnd that the relationship is such a delicate fibre that you realy need to learn a art to preserve it. My respect to my parents has really multifold.
When I was doing my graduation I got involved doing some events and activities and we could succesfuly formed IACD. I personally decided to go for the field of social work. Though no body in the family was aware about this profession no body objected to my choice. (this is after doing well in Science field). I was just suggesting that during the college years our friends can devote more time, energy to this foundation and they can give a new face to this. Once we join jobs, strugle for House, Roji Roti and Career it is but obivous that our attention will be less. But again I confess I was anawre about their struggle, competetion they are passing throgh?
Any way as Shrikant and Umesh mentioned in their previous mails, I also has guarntee that this situation will change.
With love and regards
Shrinivas
Saturday, April 11, 2009
NO MORE GENERATION GAP!!
Hello Kaka,
It was nice to know about how things worked out in those times with lots of patience and trust amongst you brothers and sisters. All of you elderly people have shown immense cooperation and understanding towards each other in every walk of life . The best part of all of you is that you all have not restricted this bonding only within your generation but have always taken earnest efforts everytime to diffuse the same warmth even into our generation. Thanks to you all , all our parents have inculcated a very unique kind of love and liking within all of us , so much that we all literally die to meet each other , whether it is a birthday or any kelvan , wedding or any kind of get-together. We cherish each and every moment that we spend together and are always eager to constructively plan for any activity that takes place within the family . It happens sometimes that all our dates do not match at the same time , but such problems are also tackled by rest of the people who are free. eg. Pranav and I were not free for the camp held in OCT, but even you will agree that Gauri and Ankita , along with the rest of the kids had managed everything with much excellence.
The point that I am trying to make here is that, I request all of you , with due respect , to not be under the misconception that we do not have the same bonding or unity within us ( As you have mentioned in your mail ) . However, I agree we have still to make a much better contribution to the activities of SAWANT FOUNDATION which we will make for sure . The only reason I felt like raising this point is because I have heard similar comments from many other family members , which I know again are only because all of you are really concerned about us . We really consider ourselves to be lucky to be blessed with such loving elders and a beautiful family , and obviously we do understand its value. But I request all of you to not have any negative notions about anything . Please do not get offended, I apologise if I have, but I realised that it was necessary for me to put forward this small point in front of you on behalf of all of us. This is because I would like to say that instead of saying 'your generation' and 'my generation' , it would be better that we all blend together our ideas , understand each other in a better way and take the best qualities from all the generations instead of dividing ourselves on the basis of age . I know this will require a lot of understanding between all of us because it is a little difficult for people coming from different eras to agree with each other , but , I have a strong feeling that ultimately it will work out the best. This was just a small suggestion from us.Thank you for guiding us everytime we have been wrong and please keep your bleesings always upon us similarly in future.
Yours respectfully,
Mugdha Sawant.
It was nice to know about how things worked out in those times with lots of patience and trust amongst you brothers and sisters. All of you elderly people have shown immense cooperation and understanding towards each other in every walk of life . The best part of all of you is that you all have not restricted this bonding only within your generation but have always taken earnest efforts everytime to diffuse the same warmth even into our generation. Thanks to you all , all our parents have inculcated a very unique kind of love and liking within all of us , so much that we all literally die to meet each other , whether it is a birthday or any kelvan , wedding or any kind of get-together. We cherish each and every moment that we spend together and are always eager to constructively plan for any activity that takes place within the family . It happens sometimes that all our dates do not match at the same time , but such problems are also tackled by rest of the people who are free. eg. Pranav and I were not free for the camp held in OCT, but even you will agree that Gauri and Ankita , along with the rest of the kids had managed everything with much excellence.
The point that I am trying to make here is that, I request all of you , with due respect , to not be under the misconception that we do not have the same bonding or unity within us ( As you have mentioned in your mail ) . However, I agree we have still to make a much better contribution to the activities of SAWANT FOUNDATION which we will make for sure . The only reason I felt like raising this point is because I have heard similar comments from many other family members , which I know again are only because all of you are really concerned about us . We really consider ourselves to be lucky to be blessed with such loving elders and a beautiful family , and obviously we do understand its value. But I request all of you to not have any negative notions about anything . Please do not get offended, I apologise if I have, but I realised that it was necessary for me to put forward this small point in front of you on behalf of all of us. This is because I would like to say that instead of saying 'your generation' and 'my generation' , it would be better that we all blend together our ideas , understand each other in a better way and take the best qualities from all the generations instead of dividing ourselves on the basis of age . I know this will require a lot of understanding between all of us because it is a little difficult for people coming from different eras to agree with each other , but , I have a strong feeling that ultimately it will work out the best. This was just a small suggestion from us.Thank you for guiding us everytime we have been wrong and please keep your bleesings always upon us similarly in future.
Yours respectfully,
Mugdha Sawant.
Monday, April 6, 2009
CHANGE YOUR THINKING.......CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Dear Sawant Foundation Members,
Greetings for the new seasons,
As you all may be aware that we have found an opprtunity to meet together again on 2nd May evening at Dadar. This is is just to compensate on what we could not do this time in January due to several reasons and also remind that 3rd Generation of SF (if Kaka we call as 2nd Generation)has reached to its 60s ( Age).
I know there are lots of people within us who do not approve of celebrations but is there any other way to come together? Do we realy celebrate the festivals like our parents and forefather use to celebrate at Kalsuli. What is our budget really (individually) to celebrate these festivals at our necluear families?
Earlier it was use to say that to be happy Food, Cloths and Shelter are the basic needs of Human being. Do we realy mean that? Then the inmates or priosoner will be more happy than any slum or rural poor who do not have any one of that.
The new basic needs are - Food, Shelter, Health, Education, Freedom and Recreation(community living)( Basic Needs have gone up from 3 to 6). We as Sawant Foundation (atleast few) always enjoy (by god grace) 5 basic needs what about the sixth one- Recreation and comming together we could keep aside some budget. atlease once or twice a year we should meet apart from regual Sawant Brothers meeting
My suggestion is, we can have
Sawant Foundation Day- We can always keep it in May 2nd or first saturday of May month. For CARE we always had last saturday of April and it has wel register to all our students and welwishers. We can have in house programmes planned and welregeresd that calling somebody from outside. And also anounce our commitment towards society.
Since Jan we are taliking of supporting the Education of Sawant Foundation young generation and also from our Village- Umesh has suggested to creat a Education Fund. Can we anounce the same on this 2nd May with good strategy, targets and power point presentation???
Any idea,
Please write to me so that I can collate it together.
I do not see much excitement in the 4th Generation beyond celebrating birthdays or picnic, Can atleast one person from that take a lead to do some fun or comming out with some strategy. After interacting with few of these childrens I found that there are no thoughts or vision ahed them regarding Sawant Foundation, or they are afreid of our 3rd Generation to confront or speak openly. The selflessness is rarely found. Every body feels what is there for me? Why should we do this if there are no tangible returns? are we getting good value for Money?
Even most of the Sawant Brothers has got (including me) a bad habit of preaching people, unnecessary guiding children, telling them how they went through the hard ship of life and how the new generation should also teast that (Doese the hardship we gone through was pour choice? or it was compelled). Giving suggestion, free consultancies and critising the new generation on their idea. Whenever we meet any body we talk about education and end with education and discipline and hell lot of SALAH. I can emagine how the new generation may be feeling when they have tested the freedom.( I remember the joke- When Pranav took a motor bike he happily shared with Sawant Brothers and belive me he was desgusted with the hell lot of suggestion from us on how he should drive that, how he should take care in traffice, speed and what not when no body of them even touched the bike or drove any vehical in life!!! dont you feed how embrasing it could be for him to listen to that than getting any patting and encouragement)
Can we stop the preaching and encourage the new generation, hand over them leadrships, otherwise we will end up with what Kaka has done to us, No body in us can yet take any independent decision (at age of 60)or has leadeship skills which can lead the foundation. We are still afraid to critisise, we are still afraid to speak openly, we are still afraid to take decision, we are still afraid to enjoy. Its Time now CHANGE YOUR THINKING- CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Come on ......... Shoot back to me,
Regards
Shrinivas
Greetings for the new seasons,
As you all may be aware that we have found an opprtunity to meet together again on 2nd May evening at Dadar. This is is just to compensate on what we could not do this time in January due to several reasons and also remind that 3rd Generation of SF (if Kaka we call as 2nd Generation)has reached to its 60s ( Age).
I know there are lots of people within us who do not approve of celebrations but is there any other way to come together? Do we realy celebrate the festivals like our parents and forefather use to celebrate at Kalsuli. What is our budget really (individually) to celebrate these festivals at our necluear families?
Earlier it was use to say that to be happy Food, Cloths and Shelter are the basic needs of Human being. Do we realy mean that? Then the inmates or priosoner will be more happy than any slum or rural poor who do not have any one of that.
The new basic needs are - Food, Shelter, Health, Education, Freedom and Recreation(community living)( Basic Needs have gone up from 3 to 6). We as Sawant Foundation (atleast few) always enjoy (by god grace) 5 basic needs what about the sixth one- Recreation and comming together we could keep aside some budget. atlease once or twice a year we should meet apart from regual Sawant Brothers meeting
My suggestion is, we can have
Sawant Foundation Day- We can always keep it in May 2nd or first saturday of May month. For CARE we always had last saturday of April and it has wel register to all our students and welwishers. We can have in house programmes planned and welregeresd that calling somebody from outside. And also anounce our commitment towards society.
Since Jan we are taliking of supporting the Education of Sawant Foundation young generation and also from our Village- Umesh has suggested to creat a Education Fund. Can we anounce the same on this 2nd May with good strategy, targets and power point presentation???
Any idea,
Please write to me so that I can collate it together.
I do not see much excitement in the 4th Generation beyond celebrating birthdays or picnic, Can atleast one person from that take a lead to do some fun or comming out with some strategy. After interacting with few of these childrens I found that there are no thoughts or vision ahed them regarding Sawant Foundation, or they are afreid of our 3rd Generation to confront or speak openly. The selflessness is rarely found. Every body feels what is there for me? Why should we do this if there are no tangible returns? are we getting good value for Money?
Even most of the Sawant Brothers has got (including me) a bad habit of preaching people, unnecessary guiding children, telling them how they went through the hard ship of life and how the new generation should also teast that (Doese the hardship we gone through was pour choice? or it was compelled). Giving suggestion, free consultancies and critising the new generation on their idea. Whenever we meet any body we talk about education and end with education and discipline and hell lot of SALAH. I can emagine how the new generation may be feeling when they have tested the freedom.( I remember the joke- When Pranav took a motor bike he happily shared with Sawant Brothers and belive me he was desgusted with the hell lot of suggestion from us on how he should drive that, how he should take care in traffice, speed and what not when no body of them even touched the bike or drove any vehical in life!!! dont you feed how embrasing it could be for him to listen to that than getting any patting and encouragement)
Can we stop the preaching and encourage the new generation, hand over them leadrships, otherwise we will end up with what Kaka has done to us, No body in us can yet take any independent decision (at age of 60)or has leadeship skills which can lead the foundation. We are still afraid to critisise, we are still afraid to speak openly, we are still afraid to take decision, we are still afraid to enjoy. Its Time now CHANGE YOUR THINKING- CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Come on ......... Shoot back to me,
Regards
Shrinivas
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