Throughout this beautiful journey of lent, preparing for the coming of our risen Lord, I am proud of my self to have abstained from the most important thing that is a part of me "Chocolates"!
40 days of sacrificing this part of me is more worth than it cud ever get when I took this trip to" Mukta Jeevan Foundation" at Aasangaon. Not only did I connect with those beautiful hearts that the society has disconnected with, but I also learned what it is to be loved and in turn understood the real meaning of acceptance. EASTER could not have been explained any better.
Maundy Thursday, a day when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and had his last supper, I got this lucky opportunity of washing the feet of HIV positive girls and women, the old rejected elders and last bt not the least the leprosy cured patients.
The look in their eyes when we kissed their feet was just worth a treasure. The smile on their face of helplessness but joy expressed is something you will never find in a Mumbaikar's life. Their body has given up but not their soul, I'd say! Disfigured hands, yet wiling to bless each one, traumatized minds, yet open to hugs, end of their lives as we would see, yet they want to live out loud.
It brings tears to my eyes to see how much they need to feel accepted, to see how much they want to feel wanted in the society or just to be able to sit n share their experiences.
I'm glad I found old people with amazing hearts and new people with even more love on this trip. For I strongly believe "everything has to and happens for a reason"
I do have a lot to say but I cannot find the right words to pen them down. So I'd like to conclude by saying a big bang Thank you to Fr. Suren (many wouldn't know if i would just say Suren! 
) for this heart touching experience. You are my first hero in this world for all those beautiful deeds you do that we do not even think of.
With this I'd like to wish you all a heart melting Easter! CHANGE LIVES NOT YOUR STYLES!
- Marian Lima.
