"The only disability in life is a bad attitude."
True happiness... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
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Maan calls me immediately after I end my call with Dadi.
"Where are you Geet ?"He inquires.
"At the office,lunch is about to start.But where are you?I tried calling you but you didn't pick up"
"Well I was in a meeting with a client,anyways Geet I am coming to pick you up."
"Where are we going"I ask.
"You will see"Maan says in his mysterious voice.
"Wh.."I start.
"Its a surprise"He says cutting me off.
"Fine"I say.
15 Minutes later I am sitting on the front seat of his car.His enthusiasm is really infectious.I cant help but be excited too.
He halts the car and I see that we are headed towards.
Navkiran School: A school for intellectually and physically challanged.
I look at him in wonder but he doesnt say anything instead he jogs aroung the car and opens the door for me.When I just stand there staring at him he gently tugs at my elbow.
We head towards the school then.
A lady,dressed in a plain white sari comes to us and I read her name on her card.Mohina.
"Namaste Maan"She greets.
"Namaste Maam"Maan replies with familiarity.I immediately know that Maan comes here often.
"Who is the pretty lady with you?"She asks nodding towards me.
"This is Geet my friend"He says.
I smile at Mrs Mohina and fold my hands in a namaste.
She smiles right back and asks
"You wouldnt need any guide will you?"
"No,we will manage"Maan says.
"Okay,have a nice visit then"Mrs Mohina says pleasantly.
Maan nods his head and leads the way.
We go inside a small room and are immediately surrounded by a group of small children.
"Maan bhaiya"Some of them shout but most of them tug at his hand or leg waiting to get his attention.
"Easy,easy kids"He says.
I look at the beautiful little children and my heart gives a tug of his own.
"This is Geet didi"Maan says motioning towards me.
"Hi Geet didi"They all say in unison.
"Hello Kids"I say.
A small kid comes to me then and I lean forward to listen to him.
"Didi,are you a friend of superman too?"He asks and I see the way he looks at Maan.Like a devotee.
"Yes I am supermans friend too"I say and a lump forms in my throat.My Maan,the superman.
"Okay kids,all of you introduce yourself to didi"Maan says.
The kids tell me their names one by one and I smile.We play together with the children for a while and some of them express the desire to sing.
We all sing together and today I realize than no matter how big your problems are you have to fight.If I could live with the same enthusiasm as these kids I will be happy.They were blessed differently then some of us,but they were so much better than most of us.
Maan,I realize again, is beautiful inside out.Good people do live in this world.One was standing right besides me.
NOTE
I actually went to the school for mental asylum today with my friends.
They were angelic,their zest for life was admirable.
Since raksha bandhan is tommorow we also took Rakhis along with us.I made 4 beautiful brothers today : Golun,Rajat,Prakash and Luv.
All the world is full of suffering.
It is also full of overcoming.
They were inspirational and wonderful and brilliant. I wrote this post specially for them.
Edited by crazilycrazy - 14 years ago
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