Continuation on my previous blog post as I observed a crowd of boys heading for their school in Bangalore.

I became very curious of the four boys walking in front of me, holding hands together. At this point I must confess that I found this quite odd. It took me a few extra steps until I have come to realize, that two of the four boys are blind and the two boys were assisting them as they head their way to school. Then the whole thing about me feeling curious about boys their age holding hands together. The context has completely changed. Now I felt an immense respect, as I do not think it is easy at all for a boy of their age (I presume them being around 15 years old) to hold each others hands in any culture I know of.

With so many things to be done on the field, many observations tend to go in a rush. This was a reminder to self that curiosity and a quick interpretation can kill you. Observe from one side then from another. Take an extra step and remember to observe things from many sides.