I felt small watching Sunday's episode

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Posted: 13 years ago
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Had to go out on Sunday and so missed the part of Nisha's story. Caught it today on one of the re-runs. All I have to say is I felt a very very small person watching her story. I know I don't have it in me to accept and adopt a child like Nisha; let alone give her that unlimited love and nurturing that she got. Nor do I know of any person or family in my acquaintanceship, who would've done for even their own children (if they suffered from such an affliction) what the Lobos did for this child. Hats Off to the Lobos.

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Posted: 13 years ago
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I watched only the first part, havent watched Nisha's part yet. looks like they are just beyond human. It is true someone who possess compassion to this extent rise above all. Kudos to that family.
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Posted: 13 years ago
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proud of all the families and people who are so large hearted and just kind.
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Posted: 13 years ago
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I admit! I felt small and even foolish when I saw those brave people who had scaled heights of success in professional and personal lives despite their disability and were so positive! They were proud to be what they were!

I felt I didn't have even an ounce of the courage, tenacity and practical approach to life which they had!

As for Nisha, seriously I sort of did look away from screen when I saw her.😲 And as I watched their story, my head fell in shame...how courageous that girl herself was, how positive she was despite being what she is and what she had to go through and how golden hearted her parents were...to have adopted her and going out of their way to give her a normal, healthy, joyful life!

You know? On Twitter someone was bashing Satyamev Jayate and called it #FAIL. I asked why, and he said that was because the show made him feel bad, inadequate and ashamed! It showed things one never wanted to focus on, or denied existence of! And I understood his POV.

We want to live in our fantasy world, think we're perfect and we know it all - with our education, achievements in life, exposure to media and platforms for communication. But honestly, most of us can be quite shallow and self absorbed - with no idea of how biased or weak we are.

I admit I wouldn't have been able to say ''I am proud of being blind'' like the man on the show did. And honestly, I wouldn't have been able to go near a child like Nisha. Even if I had gone near her, I wouldn't be able to give her anything except pity or sympathy. 😕

This episode made me feel I need to learn a lot, change a lot myself - go a long way in terms of my own attitude and actions, before thinking what others should do!

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Posted: 13 years ago
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You know Annika those were the exact feelings I went through while watching Nisha's story - revulsion, an impatience for the camera to move away from her and then a sense of my own inadequacy and meanness. That story made me realize how small I was as a person.

But the entire episode also made me realize how much we take for granted in our lives. We don't have to struggle with our own bodies failing us. Even a minor stubbed toe is like a great tragedy, which we lament over through the rest of the day and talk about for a week at least. And yet these people go through life with so many handicaps and still smile.

In Golf and Chess when two people are unevenly matched, the stronger player is saddled with a handicap, giving the weaker player an advantage and a chance to prove his mettle. That day I felt that these people were given a handicap so that we could have a level playing field.

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