Reasons for publishing pictures of helping people-- in social media

 After long time , I am back in blogging. I was suffered from Covid & now I am completely o.k, came back to my work. 

As I am involved in social work, working with people can't be avoided but of course I try to maintain covid protocol . Through my work, I am fortunate enough to serve people by distributing them dry food ration & hygiene kit at one of the slum of howrah.

 I salute to  my organization--KJKS which in collaboration with German Doctors Association-- is helping more than 1000 people in different districts of the state & some where organization is running community kitchen programme where they are serving cooked food to the family of covid effected people continuously, day by day.. 

   I have uploaded some pictures of that holy period of helping people by KJKS (with support from German Doctors Association).   But some societal members might be in their opinion against publishing pictures in media.  

I will explain the necessity &  positive sides of publishing pictures in social media.

During my covid times, what I felt that-- mental strength plays a greater role in recovering from this disease. You might be under medication, checking your oxygen level regularly but you need a positive attitude, a feeling of fighting back to normal life during that period. 

Believe me(feeling of optimism)  works wonderfully when friends, neighbors, your well-wishers send you message, video of attaching with you mentally. It works to give you a positive feeling when you are isolated from your dear & near ones.

During this crisis period, we came to understand that human beings can't leave alone. Our today's materialistic life, competitions for social hierarchy, rat running towards gratifying of our  growing needs --all will go in- vain if we are not surrounded by people. 

Many organizations, individual take their kind step in helping people in many ways... by providing oxygen cylinder, helping in accessing health care service, purchase of dry food & distributing it to the people ..etc.

Some people ,organization, institutions are still  deadly against of publishing picture when someone/organization  is helping others. They are of the opinion that you can't make others feel  low by helping them. One media house became agree while other rejected to air it in their channel saying that they have stopped filming & showing --of helping people by giving them somethings...

   But this attitude actually reflects the king & beggar relation if you allow yourself to think in that way.

Below are some reasons which can make you feel the positive sides in publishing pictures of relief work  in social media.

1. Changing self behavior while helping & publishing.

    "Swami Vivekananda"(An Indian and world famous monk & philosopher) explained ---when you are giving somethings to else one, it means that you got an opportunity to repay your debt. It means that that person deserves it to get  back from you & simply you have accomplished your responsibility by giving his/her materials.

That feeling will make you relax & make receiver feel actually an owner, not from the angles of receiving alms as a beggar.

So, publishing of pictures of relief  work actually works as a catalyst for behavioral change within self.

2. Inspiring others for involvement in noble work...

   An urge of  Positive psychology of helping, involving in helping people come automatically when we watch good movie, pictures etc. That image inspire us to follow the same path & to accomplish our duties that might be in our subconscious mind.  For the same same reason, when it was announced by one media house(TV) that who would donate a certain amount, they will bring him to the TV. Through this, that media house could help many distressed persons in their crisis in the pandemic.

3. For the sake of survival...

    Covid did a positive work in our thinking. It had already shown us that it is not  of  following "Fittest for survival" ideology, by distancing mentally  rather make others fit for  the sake of survival of all in a society. Driven by this feeling, local club, institution, individuals--make a move in helping & publishing it in social media.

4. Accomplishing two in one objectives:--

  Helping does n't means organization only distributed  some materials. While distributing dry food & hygiene kit, step had been taken by the organizational worker(KJKS & German doctors association)) to make people aware about the requirement of adopting positive behavior like -- frequent washing of hands by sanitizer/alcohol based soap, wearing mask & maintain distancing. Here they(workers) also made it clear that here distancing means-- only physical distancing, not mental distancing. It had been mentioned to keep our children save from 3rd wave in every possible extent. 

     This targeted people would act as change agent for the behavioral change at the local level. Thus a positive message might spread from micro to macro level-- individual to whole  society via community.

5. Spreading of positive message through  online--

    When covid had change our lifestyle, when we are spending more time online, so the message of requirement of helping people would reach to the large number of societal members fast & without in contact of each others.

  Whatever help might be provided by the organization/ individual--- problem can't be solved in a day & covering of large segment of people. A large number of people had lost their jobs. Children's had become target of using cheap labour & child trafficking in some places during this crisis. In some places children had none to look after them as their guardians are either covid effected or passed away due  to this deadly virus. 

   A few month's ago I saw a picture of a small child sitting beside the dead body of her mother who used to work as a daily labour. I am certain that the pictures had certainly made hundred people cry & feel to do something for the child. Hopefully that child has a father but there are many cases where they had become orphan. I could n't know what happened to that child as there was not any update /pictures published in the media. It would be better if any of message would have published about how that child had been recued or how the family had been helped.

 Thus publishing pictures in media make other able bodied persons aware/awake & even political system to work for and in favour of  distressed people. 

    Now let me talk about the organization KJKS & German doctors Association. Both of these organization is working in India long time back. Where KJKS is feeding so many people during crisis,running an orphanage, educational support center, school and many more service for the needy & downtrodden section of the society, German doctors association is serving in many ways-- especially with the health aspect.  KJKS with the support from German Doctors association had started TB awareness & Prevention project in the slums of howrah. 

  TB is neglected during pandemic though this opportunistic disease is taking lives of many people. Certainly this project would help people in becoming aware to the next level, right from diagnosis to treatment 

      I will write my involvement in this project & experiences gained through my working in next blogging.

 Hopefully perception for publishing pictures in media will be changed because--

        Publishing for a good cause should always be welcomed & lets us not be miser in doing that. 

Our team(KJKS)) in covid relief work..(dry food ration & hygiene kit distribution)..

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