Nokhat Konyak and his wife Hailem are both farm labourers in Zangkham village in Nagaland. Once, they had left early morning for their work and on their return were devastated to see their house totally engulfed in flames. At once, they felt as if it was the end of their small world.

However, what followed was something that we can hardly imagine, but at the same time is very heartwarming. The Konyal community in the village took the matter into their own hands and started rebuilding the helpless couple’s house.

The couple had lost everything in the fire. The cause of the fire which took place around 7 am couldn’t be ascertained, but it is presumed that the couple might have forgotten to put off the flame of the firewood after cooking. The couple was relieved and touched to see the villagers join hands and work in unison to ensure that they complete building the house before sunset.

If that was not enough, the villagers, taking note of the fact that the couple had lost everything and all their means of survival were destroyed, provided them with utensils, food, clothes, bed, blankets and other useful articles. Later, the couple was provided financial assistance from the emergency relief fund by the government authorities.

This act of brotherhood by the villagers is truly commendable as they skipped a whole day’s work and put in all their time and efforts to build a shelter for a brother who lost everything to a devastating fire. This story is a testimony to all the goodness that human beings possess and are capable of sharing.