THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY

                A lot of extremes are encountered in today's world.
                Some people are lucky enough to be born with a silver spoon, while others have to put in their heart and soul into a tiresome daily toil, just to earn a few rupees per day,just being enough to fetch them one square meal a day.
              People say that the instances occuring in a person's life and the type of family that a person is born into depends on the deeds performed in the person's previous life. It is often said that the fate of a person is already predetermined. But I belive that even if a aperson is born into the poorest of poor families, he can die as the richest man on earth. Taking the example of our own former president,Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, a boy born in a family of fishermen in Rameshwaram,a boy who used to study under streetlights,a boy who used to deliver newspapers, changed his so called "destiny" by mere hardwork and determination. People might say that superstar Rajnikant sir was just hit by a gust of good luck and fortune, which turned him from serving as a simple bus conductor to what he is today. I agree that initially in the beginning, luck may have favoured him, but I believe that it was his zeal to achieve great heights, along with perseverance that allowed him to become what he is today, a superstar, worthy of worship.
      Just a few days back, I was going through a small advertisement posted by a member of the MFPA(Mouth and Foot Painting Artists). The advertisement had numerous paintings composed by the members. The artists are all those people who have lost their hands, or, are not in a position to use their their hands,due to accident,illness or birth defect. But still, without taking this handicap to their minds, they have devoted their lives to painting with their mouth and feet, and through this they live with dignity and pride,and are contented, by the fact that they are able to support themselves.
     My mother used to run a small school for children with special needs. The children ranged from being slightly autistic or dyslexic, to slight mental retardation.Whenever I was free, during holidays, I would go to teach at the school. While I taught those who had slight difficulty in school, my mother used to teach life skills to those who proved not to be very sociable. She, along with her colleague transformed and touched the lives of many children who were in need of guidance and support. But what really amazes me is the vehemence of most of the children to learn despite their disability. Sometimes my mom takes classes at home itself and when I witness the progress made everyday, I feel overjoyed. I personally love to interact with all my mom's students. Another fact which amazes me is my mom's endless patience. The students sometimes have to be instructed endless number of times to perform a specific task. My mother, without a sign of frustration on her face, tends to their needs willingly.
     So in conclusion, I would just like to say, that, maybe the gods are crazy for creating such despairities among people. But those who succeed are really the ones who utilise whatever they have to their advantage and go on with life, however difficult it may seem!!!
     We, the people who are fortunate to be born into a good family can perhaps help those who are less affluent by, firstly,counting our blessings and then contributing our services.
     At this point, we can take the example of Mrs Sudha Murthy. Her father told her to perform a good deed by opening one library. Today we can proudly look upto her as she has opened more than 18,000 libraries all over Karnataka. We may not be able to make as big a contribution to the society as her, but with what ever we do have, we can offer our services voluntarily whenever possible!!!