We decided to take The Crayon Crusade to Aashirwaad Senior Citizen’s Home to see how the elderly react to the task of drawing, something they haven’t done in a long, long time.
We didn’t get tons of creative drawings, but we collected a few heartwarming stories there. Take a look!
Mital Uncle wrote down his name and his wife’s name and his address on the drawing sheet we gave him and attached half a dozen pamphlets to the sheet. And when he was done, he said, “Is it good? It better be!”
Colonel Uncle’s the longest living resident of Aashirwaad. He’s been there for six long years!
When we asked Colonel Uncle why he drew a cake, he told us that your birthday is the only thing that’s truly yours in this world, and nothing else. Do you think Colonel Uncle’s right? Let us know in the comments 😀
Bimala Aunty’s been living there for the past three months. She didn’t draw or say much, but she kept looking at everyone and smiling 😀
UPDATES:
So, we promised Colonel Uncle that we’d come for his Birthday on 5th July, and we did! We nom-ed on so many Samosas and the lovely cake. We also gave him a photograph from Day 4 to keep as a memory. If you’d like to meet Colonel Uncle, drop us a message in the comments 😀
