Children of a lesser God???

You are so right dear Knots. The first thing that struck me in one of the metro subways in Italy was how would disabled people reach it. I remember Queensland Railways demolishing a perfectly sound railway platform to include support for disabled people and was wondering perhaps the Italian Metro authorities should be learning from these people.

Yes, Australia is one of the few countries that does its best to provide infrastructure to incorporate the needs of the disabled into the society, but however sometimes it is more than this that such people need. The understanding and awareness of reaching out to them makes a lot of difference to their lives and ours as well.

When are you getting back dear??

 

That was a lovely quote dear Pads. Yes, it is true that sometimes out of ignorance we have failed to help people who need our help the most. Respect and dignity - you are so right in pointing out what is lacking in our treatment of the less fortunate. And besides failing to understand such people, I guess it is not their loss, but ours. We lose out on getting to know people who have learned to beat the odds - we are the ones who fail miserably in not understanding them or the challenges that they encounter.

 

Dear OJ-ji )

A pleasure to have received your feedback !!! Doubly thrilled to know that you have seen the movie as well. Yes, it was indeed a lovely movie that got my grey cells (a few of those that I possess) churning furiously and out sprung this post. But unfortunately reality does not have most of the "happy" endings that the movie possessed - hence my appeal to people to set aside their fears and reach out to people who need our help.

You have pointed out the truth exactly - yep, we Indians do take it as arrogance if our helping hand is rejected. That's the key lesson I learnt - "it is ok if our help is not required in this instance, just make sure the hand is always stretched to help someone at the next incident as well. That person might need it, even more than the first person"

Once again thanks for your lovely feedback. It is certainly an enriching experience hearing from you.

Cheers,
Sujatha

 

Dear Aruna,

My posts are never complete without your lovely feedback ) Thanks for writing about your own experiences. It helps us to understand people better.

Cheers,
Sujatha

 

Dear Radhika, thanks for your appreciative comments !!! I am glad that the post is not only well received but also has helped assimilate people's own experiences in their feedbacks.

 

Thanks Suria, I am glad you are able to identify with the post

Have a nice day,
Sujatha

 

Dear Parvathi,

I am so sorry that my post invoked painful memories in you !!! I can definitely empathise with your pain but I am sure Anand will surmount all the obstacles that's placed in his way and surely beat them. He sounds like an optimistic and well-balanced person and he is quite lucky to have such a supportive and loving family in yours.

Once again, my sincere thanks for sharing your story with me,
Take care,
Sujatha