Today while returning from office , I was in my home lane when I spotted a boy from my neighbourhood. He was no ordinary boy , rather he was a special boy but the reason of him becoming special pulled by heart strings. Though I have seen on television how specially abled children struggle for a normal life , one that you and me take for granted. But seeing this boy in person made me feel so bad for him and at the same time I felt like thanking god for giving me and my loved ones a fully functional and a healthy body. Not everyone is blessed by GOD ,in that sense.
Now , as I told I was coming back from office at about 6 pm in the evening and I was in a fun mood and I was singing and dancing and jumping my way back to home. It was then that I saw a boy being held on his either sides by two people to help him take his evening walk. He could not set his foot straight and his movement was wobbly.(I already have moist eyes recalling that incident). His trousers was also smeared with dirt and he had no sense of that, I thought of his disadvantage and almost cried out loud inside. I almost choked at the thought that may be the boy had fallen down and he could not dust off the dirt on his body. I mean I would take a minute to keep myself in best shape and cleanliness, but not him and that too for no fault of his , just because he was born like this. I imagined being in his wobbly shoes and it scared the hell out of me, and cannot express in words the sympathy I felt for him at that moment.
Why did god do such injustice to this boy and million others like him. At this moment I just wanted god to heal him and see him walk and run by himself. But I guess that was too big an ask in the court of God and it was heart breaking to know that the boy has to live on like this for a long time.
I could not handle this contradiction very well , so I searched on the internet the available medical solutions for special children , unfortunately there is no sure shot , formulated treatment for this abnormality. I was devastated to learn this, but what I also came to know was the fact that these children suffering from obtuseness of mind and body have an unusually hearty laughter.(check this link…http://www.bolohealth.com/news/993-autistic-kids-laugh-differently-than-others)
While we the privileged ones are always whining and dissatisfied with our lives and are always looking to have more to be happy , there is a lesson for us to learn from the specially abled people as they are happy in whatever few abilities god has given them.
I will go and meet that boy for sure , and become friends with him. We can give them our support and in turn learn a lot from them.
God bless them.
