Jaago its AIDs day, take your turn and spread the awareness. Thats what I decided to do something when I wokeup in the morning (Coincidentally, today is one of female friend’s birthday).
Thanks to my mom, who explained to me about what is AIDS when I was in my 8th class. I really appreciate her maturity and the kind of social responsibility she has taken at that time. When I was in my 9th class ( I remember its 1997), suddenly one of my closest friends, slammed my doors on a winter midnight. He said that his dad is seriously ill.
My mom accompanied us to their home and was shocked to find that his father is almost looking like a skeleton (He used to maintain a amazing physique and I remember we use to ask him to show his biceps). When he saw me, he lifted his fragile fingers, waved to me and gave a thin smile. I returned him a affectionate smile and went to him closer and asked him about the condition. I couldn’t hear his reply as it felt it came from a deep valley. His mom said he was attacked by pnuemonia. But my elder brother took us outside and told us that he was attacked with AIDS, and is gonna die in a couple of days. We didn’t reveal the cause to any one including his mother.
Next time I met his father during his last journey to the burial ground after two days. All of our school friends joined the procession. Some days later, we got full information on this evil and took an oath to not to get to its claws at least by conscious.
A couple of years, I made a short film on AIDS, with the concept of welcoming the AIDS victims back to the society and gift them a new life.
Though of you, who might know about AIDS should understand this. Its like a hell, for the one is experiencing it and the ones around him. Spread the awareness as much as you can.
Use Condoms for a safer sex. Play safe…..!! Thats my message…
Couple of years back, I met the same pal, who was once a topper in our school. Now he is living a distressful living with earning money from hand to mouth. He was cursing his father for bringing such a fate to his family.
