Also, this is due to the fact that very few people ever get to live or even interact with persons with disability. I was reading an article of renowned writer Paulo Coelho, of whose books I am a great fan, in which he writes about the achievement of Eric Weihenmayer, that disappointed me a lot. Though Coelho tried to dumb down a bit by adding the element of surprise by saying things like: "Yes. A blindman has climbed Mt. Everest," it sounded so disappointing to note that a writer who writes a lot about motivation, positive thinking, and things like that, have to emphasise so much on A BLIND MAN climbing the world's highest peak. He missed the point that if any other man can do this, Eric can do this as well.
This is something we all have to live with, I suppose, until people actually take efforts to understand our aspirations aren't different just because we happened to be visually challenged. L. Subramani -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vetrivel Murugan Adhimoolam Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 2:50 AM To: Geetha Shamanna; accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] An Eye-Opener *********************** No virus was detected in the attachment no filename Your mail has been scanned by InterScan MSS. *********************** I think that the writer's position should be traced back to the existing social structure which considers certain jobs as inferior to others. This is true of not only Indian society, but also of other so called developed countries where socially, racially and culturally marginalized people occupy jobs that are considered as undignified. Needless to point out that certain jobs of the visually impaired people are also brought under this umbrella. So the change has to be at the ideological level. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geetha Shamanna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 8:46 AM Subject: Re: [AI] An Eye-Opener >I wonder why the writer of this letter thinks repairing chairs is not a job > worth doing. If the man is sufficiently skilled (and the writer points out > that he is) and if he is able to make a livingout of it, what is wrong > with > the job? > Although our society has changed considerably over the past few years, > dignity of labor is something that is still in short supply. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "vishnu ramchandani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 12:17 PM > Subject: [AI] An Eye-Opener > > > An Eye-Opener > > Mumbai Mirror Reader > > Mirror reader Shoeb Hakim could not believe his eyes > when he saw a blind man weave a chair with the > perfection of a skilled craftsman > > Two days back, during my visit to the BMC licence > office in Bandra, I saw something that left me > stupefied. > > A blind man stumbled on the stairs and was helped back > to his feet by some others present nearby. On getting > up the man asked, "Who called me here to repair > the chair?" > > An official told him that all chairs were all right > and didn't need repairs. > > The man asked the officer to re-check insisting that > he had been called for repair work. > > On re-checking, the official found a broken chair. > > Within moments, the blind man took out his tools and > began repairing the chair with the precision of a > skilled craftsman. It was a sight that I will never > forget for the rest of my life. > > I request fellow Mumbaikars to help this man. We waste > money on useless causes such as sending SMSes for TV > shows, on firecrackers etc. Why not spend some > money for a noble and genuine cause and help such men > by providing them jobs. > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new > http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
