“My house is gone, all gaali (empty). We lost everything. But now I’m playing basketball, volleyball and riding a bicycle, so I don’t really think of what happened,” says eight-year-old Bharat.

His friend, Karthik however, still looks a little low. “I used to love rains before, now I don’t want rains anymore. I feel bad because all my school books are gone. I’m upset that I I’ve left my home, but I’m happy here as everybody is so friendly”, he says with an encouraging smile.

The staff from World Vision India also do their best to create a friendly environment for children at such times. “Their parents are busy cleaning their homes and trying to sort out all the mess. While they work on building their lives back, it’s important that the children are distracted and kept away from the scene of the aftermath of the disaster. Some children are traumatised, so we also help counsel them.”, says Tina, a staff from the Saidapet Area Development Programme.

Disasters such as these will come and go; they are acts of nature, which no one has control over. At such times, when people come together and extend arms of friendship, it is certain that the spirit of humanity is still intact. God has indeed made this world a beautiful place.

Source: (http://wvindia.blogspot.ie/2015/12/will-you-be-my-friend.html)

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