Shuoor--a message of hope!

Serai Naurang is a dusty town of Lakki Marwat, a backward Southern district of NWFP,Pakistan.
One sultry afternoon some friends were sitting in the staff-room of a private school of this town.
Most of them were teachers of the school but some friends were outsiders.They were sipping tea and chatting animatedly.The discussion turned to politics and then to the plight of the poor and apathy of our rulers.Various examples were cited.Heart-rending stories of some of the miserable wretches of the area were recounted.Tales of talents going down the drain were told.Some railed against the rulers.Some of them accused army of all this mess.Some dragged in foreign powers to be responsible for all our woes.
A weak and subdued voice asked that all this might be right. Our rulers,army and foreign powers might be responsible for our problems in some ways,but are not we responsible also in some way.What have we done?What will be our answer if our Creator asks us on the day of judgement about our contribution for the solution of these problems and the amelioration of woes we have been sucked into. Will God let us go away with the usual diatribe against the rulers.? Can,t we do some more than just crib about the problems? Let us do our bit. Let us take a little tiny step. At least we would be able to say to our Lord on the Day of Judgement that we did whatever was possible for us.
This made them think. Suggestions were made. At last they agreed to form a small organization with the name of Shuoor.Every friend offered that he will fork out a little out of his income for the organization. And thus a foundation of hope was laid! A faltering step was taken! Now every month the friends contribute a little out of their salaries and income and try to help out poor students and other needy persons of the area. The hope is expanding. It is a tiny effort.A small effort with no organizational trappings,no publicity,no office and no effort to inveigle government funds.Just an attempt to please God,to share His blessings with the less-privileged! A practical thanks-giving!Some other people are trying to replicate this example and hope in their villages.
May Allah help us extend this hope to maximum needy people . May our determination do not waver!