Megala

Meet Megala. She is fourteen, an amazing student, and a beacon for the gospel. She has such a calm and peaceful spirit about her, but really owns who she is and what she is good at. She knows what she wants in life. She does not complain and works hard at whatever she is asked to do. A member of the Life Dance Troupe, Megala not only pushes herself in her studies, but works incredibly hard for Diana and I.  I love this girl. Just like most Indian woman, she thinks I'm a bit crazy and just laughs at about everything I do. I love to just pull her into a hug and feel her giggling at me.

Megala has a beautiful mind. Next to the gospel, her favorite thing in the world is to write poetry. I made a special point to sit down with her and hear her poetry. She really touched my heart. So, I thought maybe I would share with you all some of her words. Keep in mind that most of it is written in Tamil, so she translated it into English for me, which takes away all the rhymes and poetic aspects of it. But her thoughts are beautiful.


I Want to Be (Tamil)

Maranthilum santhashappaduven

Mahalray yennai kadaul padouithidhayaga

Karunaijaana ullam kadayulidam sruntadhu vanthadlu

Kathiduren Kalamellam

Nalla manam magimaiyana

            Sraivanidam srundha vanthadha

Mandaalum karaipadamal badhukappen

Mayamaana yulagil muulgividamatten

            Mattam thattum alavirkku vazamatten

Kanduk kolvier yannai thedinaal yantru

            Sonna katayullalai kallamellam dheduven

Kadyulaiye kalbmellam yannadha            

            Sruthiyaththil kathiduven

Kadaisinaal varai kadayulaiye

            Ninaithuduven

I Want to Be

I can face death with happiness because God created me as his Daughter

The humble heart came from God, so I will keep it as a special gift

The pure heart came from God, so I will keep it clean from forming with dirt

As the world fills with darkness, I will not be involved in that

The God who said, “Search and you will find”

I will be searching everyday for his love

I will keep his gospel and protect his words

Till the end, I will think of my savior 

And my favorite one:

Sound

In nature and artificial, I can hear lots of sound

Thundering sound and the sound of dropping water

Animal sound and the sound which is made by birds

The moment of leaves falling and the sound of machines

People talking and all others I can hear

But not everyday,

From my birth till now, I can hear only one sound constantly

You know what is that sound?

For me, it is the beat of my heart reminding me to be grateful for my life

Vanakkum