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Don't neglect food
#WritcoStoryPrompt37
The severely malnourished child was on the verge of death. I quickly set up an IV to give him much needed nutrition and other supplements.
Hours later when he was stable I turned in anger upon the illiterate parents. " Why are you starving this child? He needs proper food! "
Tears dropped down the broken, skeletal man who stood before me with folded hands. "Look around you, Doctor Sahib, the land is dead. We have no food."
It was really a pathetic condition . Drought covering the entire village, scarcity of water causing anxiety everywhere.Since innumerable people were victims of the catestropic condition so aid provided could not reach everyone.

I am really very sorry ,"the doctor replied, but let me clear ;still his health condition is poor if he is unable to get nourishment his health and might decline."

Oh!God, Please help the old man wearing spectacle muttered.What is going to happen?

This year that we are facing seems to prolong .

He walked away wearing a weary ,dull and anxious face.
Maybe days to come will calm down soon.People suffering so much .

The field covered with green blankets of crops had lost its hue and lay brown,dried up, cracking everywhere creating lines as if earthworm was creating creavices.
When other part was flooding around due to continuous rainfall.
Pritam the farmer was wondering everyday after visiting the field how he would make his living .It was the only means of earning his living.
He was a father of five children.Raman, Pawan,Riyaz were his three sons .Naina and Aachal his loving daughters.
Education was not possible for these children .
Sometimes they had food only one time.So possibility was there of protein deficiency disease.Now there was no food left.
Thinking of these children we are happy blessed so never neglect the food that comes to you.Grab it and feed your self completely thinking it is God's gift.


© -Darshana Thapa