This is a painting made by a deaf and dumb boy age 9.Some days ago I happened to visit a school for deaf, dumb and mentally challenged. The name of the school is Astitva located at Dombivli (50 kms from Mumbai). I had no answer when I was thinking why are they deaf, dumb, mentally challenged and I am normal. The only answer came to my mind was fate. I didn't do anything correct to be born the way I am and they didn't do anything wrong to be born with deficiencies.
One thing that struck me was the teachers in the school doing such a wonderful job and selflessly trying to improve the students. The difference between these teachers and teachers who teach normal students is the same which you find between a bollywood singer and a classical singer. The best part is they are so well mannered and come and hug you and stand immediately when they see you. The grown up mentally challenged students (grown up in physical age) do some work so that they can be taken care of. The worst part is if they don't perform a particular activity for couple of days they forget how the job is to be done.So there needs to be a constant demand for the materials which they make otherwise the school will not be in a position to provide work to them.
I heard from one of the teachers the true story of this mentally challenged guy. This boy has a grand mother who was ill and admitted to the hospital. The operation required huge sums of money. By god's grace the family is well to do and hence there wasn't any financial problem. This boy knew that his grand mother is admitted in the hospital and wanted to perform the operation with the help of his money. He was doing the routine work which the school authorities provide to the students. Hence, he told the authorities that he has worked and should be given money. He doesn't know what is the worth of a rupee. He was overjoyed on receiving the one rupee from the school and when he went to visit his grand mother at the hospital he told the doctor take the money and perform my grandmother's operation. He till today feels his grandmother's operation was performed with his money.
Then I realized why are these people called retards? The boy gave away 100% of his income for the grandmother's operation. If he would have been a normal human being he would never have done it or at least thought before doing it. Decide for yourself who are retards.
PS Even in accountancy giver always get the credit. Remember the golden rule for personal account- Debit the receiver Credit the giver.
12 comments:
I had asked you to give me adress of that school long which u havent give me stil. HUH!!!!!! plz give me even i want to visit these children...
This post is good one & your way of writing is thougt provoking.
Lovely post. Proud of you mate.
thx a lot sir
@natarajan
thx a lot bhai for the comment
Loved the last line about the rule of accountancy..never thought about it that way...too good
thank you arun
just reached to this blog via some referals.
Nice post .. really touching one
But just one thing I didn't like, to make these teachers great, you lowered the standards of other teachers. There are few unfortunately, but not all of them.
where did I lowered the standards.
Bollywood singers arent superb?
The point which I made was How classical singers r not in the lime light similarly these teachers r not in the lime light.
I personally love bollywood music. I hope i made my point clear
Thanks for tht honest comment.
okies .. I felt it that way ...
I have seen many professors who have done their PhD, post docs and they have given their entire life for one topic. They are really great and yet, some of them are unsung as well.
yes tht is so true
thx a lot I hope u got wht i intended to say
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