Eyes Blind or Mind Blind (success Story)?
First time; when I saw him; a good looking handsome young man collided with my car's front bonnet.
"Be careful sir, a young girl of about 22 years said aloud".
Then she helped him to sit in the front seat of the car and she sat down in the back seat. He was the friend of my friend. We went together to his office to pick him. He is working in a charted firm.
Soon, I felt; he has an eyesight problem and could see partially. He was almost more than 85% blind. He has a smartphone; speaks when he touches any of its buttons.
He was advising upon some family matter to that young girl. During the chat, I felt that he is a highly educated, witty, well-mannered, and generous man. I was more curious to know about his personality.
After taking a long breath, asked him how he will reach the upstairs of success as Charted Accountant?
When do you know that you could not see?
He told;
"When I was at school, I cannot see the writing on the blackboard. My parents were shocked to hear that I could not see. As I grew up my eyesight weekend day by day. After, a few years of schooling; I was unable to see the words written on the books. It was the time when I was totally disappointed and the whole world seems to darken. No medicine is affecting my eyesight".
If you could not see then how did you learn?
"But hope was in my mind. Then I started to sit with the students/children who spoke aloud during reading and memorizing the lesson. From that, I tried to remember the alphabet, counting, and sentences. Initially; I have learned how to write basic writings. Then my teachers felt I have to face difficulty in writing and obliged me oral tests".
How do you complete your CA and achieve a superior accounting degree?
"No, it is not easy to pass the Charted Accounts Degree. I failed twice in a paper. Then, I write a letter to the governing body that I could not see so could not write as accurately as a normal student. So, kindly ignore my writing and a few discrepancies in it. Then the governing body after complete verification, taking a lenient view passed me in that paper. And I was able to acquire my professional degree".
He was president of the society of blinds?
After taking a long breath, he spoke;
"I felt that every blind have not enough resources and approach to the height of success like me. Hence; I struggle hard to uplift the people around me. I was so dedicated to becoming the chair leader of blinds. We support providing education so they may be able to earn both ends and meet. Our society conducts some seminars in different cities to spread awareness among the people so that the blinds can live & enjoy a happy and prosperous life in the society."
Who is that girl I asked him?
"I met this girl at a school function. She is an event organizer in that school where I was invited as chief guest. She asked me for some moral support to make her carrier uplift. I found that she was a talented girl and could not complete her education due to some social problems. Her brothers and fathers were against her education. She passed her FSc with an A++ grade and she secure a seat in MBBS. But could not complete her education due to social and financial issues.
I decided to support her both financially and socially. Further; we (our friends) decided to make a charitable organization to help the poor students who were unable to continue their education which is successfully achieving its goal."
Are people are blinds despite having eyes?
This young man compelled me to think we are mind blind despite having eyes. We are unable to see around us or if see the turn to deaf ears. He has, passion, emotion, and dedication to lead society. But where do we stand?
His blindness is not a hurdle in his life. Not only he is living his life contentedly but also a role model for the people in society. He also is serving humanity socially as well as morally.
He added that he is also trying to support a medicine company to invent medicine to prevent blindness among the children like him.
After half an hour, we dropped off that girl at his house. Then; we moved to this gentleman's house.
This young boy left his thoughts with me.