After following Sri Krishna, Shanga and Dr Jana to distribute food parcels, that the Krishna family prepared and cooked to feed those on the streets through their "Pothigai Meals on Wheels" programme, Shanga wanted to deliver the groceries to the Vivekananda Shelter in Petaling Jaya.
After handing them over, we decided to take a break and had some coffee made by the person in attendance at the home. It was refreshing sipping a hot cup of coffee after having walked some miles distributing food packets, sharing some quiet moments with great souls, reflecting on our families and feeling fortunate and grateful for all that we had. Then we inquired Dr Jana about his work at the prisons. It was then that we thought that it would be a good idea to have the Dr address the school children, who are in an age where they are exposed and prone to all the dangers lurking in society.
That idea took form immediately when Krishna arranged for Dr Jana to spend some time bringing the gruesome reality of punishment rendered to convicts in the prisons to the knowledge of the students. The Dr brought to the students attention the conditions and punishment meted out if one was convicted and thrown into the prisons or worst still sent to the gallows. The students listened quietly and remained silent throughout the presentation. Although this was not the usual everyday conversation we would like to have but there was a necessity to instill the fear factor as a deterrent to young children from involving in crime and other negative activities.
Dr Jana spoke on "The Life Behind Iron Bars", while Sri Krishna spoke on "The purpose of Life". The programme organised by Sri Krishna through his Pothigai Educare, an educational arm of the Malaysia Agathiyar Universal Mission (AUM) hopefully brought an awareness on gangster-ism, bullying, drugs, early pregnancy, alcoholism, smoking and its consequences on the teens in particular and the society in general.
That idea took form immediately when Krishna arranged for Dr Jana to spend some time bringing the gruesome reality of punishment rendered to convicts in the prisons to the knowledge of the students. The Dr brought to the students attention the conditions and punishment meted out if one was convicted and thrown into the prisons or worst still sent to the gallows. The students listened quietly and remained silent throughout the presentation. Although this was not the usual everyday conversation we would like to have but there was a necessity to instill the fear factor as a deterrent to young children from involving in crime and other negative activities.
Dr Jana spoke on "The Life Behind Iron Bars", while Sri Krishna spoke on "The purpose of Life". The programme organised by Sri Krishna through his Pothigai Educare, an educational arm of the Malaysia Agathiyar Universal Mission (AUM) hopefully brought an awareness on gangster-ism, bullying, drugs, early pregnancy, alcoholism, smoking and its consequences on the teens in particular and the society in general.
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| Sri Krishna addressing the students |
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| Dr Jana and Sri Krishna with the academic staffs at the school |
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| Dr Jana bringing the bitter reality of facing punishment in the cells to the students |
