Imagine
not being able to see the world around you, the beauty of nature, and the faces
of your loved ones. Terrible, right? Now
throw in the inability to listen to good music, or the voices of those around
you.
Well,
that was the case of Helen Keller who was born with good sight and the ability
to hear but lost both senses when she was 19 months old which made her
situation feel even worse. Some of us may have heard the story of Helen Keller
but not about the person behind her story.
It
is hard enough teaching people who have their 5 senses intact and harder to teach
someone with a disability. Anne Sullivan definitely had her work cut out for
her with the responsibility of tutoring Helen Keller who was both blind and
deaf; these two senses are unarguably the most necessary for smooth learning to
take place.
At
first, expectedly, there were many challenges but as time went by, progress was
made in teaching Helen to associate objects with words. They became lifelong
companions and traveled the world together even acquiring a seven-acre farm
together. Helen Keller went on to become an author, American activist, and
lecturer and I daresay that without the entrance of Anne Sullivan into her
life, achieving all this will have been almost if not impossible.
Fulfillment
does not come from acquiring money and possessions, it comes from making an
impact in someone’s life, no matter how little it may seem. Never think that
that little act of good you do will go unnoticed and not produce fruits. What
kind of seeds are you sowing in the lives of others?
‘The best and most beautiful things
in the world cannot be seen or even touched; they must be felt by the heart.’
Helen
Keller
Oh,
I forgot to add…Anne Sullivan was also blind.
wow!
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