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The Heroes and The Magic Box

(Re-created from my Facebook post during the 2018 flood disaster in Kerala) The Magic Box I still remember the first KSRTC bus entering our school campus somewhere past 7:30pm. 87 human beings from around 24 families, most with just the wet clothes they had on and a very few with a small box and a mat. It felt like their whole life's efforts had just shrinked into that tiny little box. And wondered how much more would they need to suffer to get things out of that little box so that life gets back to normal! The fury of nature had just brought life to a grinding halt! That day we had just returned from vis iting various nearby camps to distribute relief material. Some were so happy and cried to see the help being given. Some sent us back at the gate itself since our packets included a mix of things brand new and some as good as new. They only wanted new and packed things! At one camp they had already formed two groups based on their wards. And they themselves see