To borrow WORDSWOTH'S lines---- man has often reason to lament "what man has made of man".When you watch a bird fly from the tree,a squirrel jumping the branches and your children forced off the sand and trees outside to the text books thrusted up on thier lap...which gives you more joy ?Has not man complicated life for himself ?In the nomadic life I do not think mentally challenged people would have been an issue... but today they do not fit in to our scheme of things.and so are put off in an asylum ..far removed from our eyes and thought.. so that we can escape the feel of guilt.
I ws deeply humbled n of course, amazed to read d whole article...hope u hv days of happiness ahead 4 sharing those few hrs. wth those ppl,who'll indeed cherish those moments all their lives thru...goin thru ur story strngthens my belief in d fact tht making othrs happy is d gr8st happiness 1 can ask 4...:)
Belated birthday wish to you. Its really nice to see somebody celebrated birthday like this. It gave good start for my day. Wish i could do something like this.....
Belated greetings Vallari. You made your birthday memorable and gave us all something to think about and copy maybe. You write well too. I feel that more than the mentally challenged it is we who benefit from such parties. It helps us to beter appreciate and be thankful for what we have. They are happy & content with so little while we are greedy , never satisfied always wanting more. WE should be grateful to them for allowing us to celebrate our birthdays with them.
You have done a great job. Many more happy returns to you. When i was reading this article, my eyes were filled with tears. To me, you are a soldier. We should create the awareness among the people those who are spending the time and money in the wrong way and in the wrong place.
Greatly appreciate your thoughtfulness, at such an young age. Two things that you spoke about really touched me- one that 'its more satisfying when we live to love' and the other-'greatest things in life are free'. It really takes a lot to realise and feel the real purpose of life for a human being at your age. May God bless you with all the beautiful things in the world. BTW..I use to spend time with orphan kids, during my univesity days, reviewing their home work, playing with them and teaching them...some thing like mentoring, which was what i could offer then. Being married, settled in singapore and lost in work, u reminded me of what i could still offer to the third world. Thanks a lot.
