The Blind Side

On a very fine Sunny and cool day, he is on a hill top, enjoying the surroundings. Filling his eyes with all the greenery he could see around. Enjoying cool winds passing by him! Thanking god for such an amazing view. What he sees around is a valley and river water flowing at the bottom of it. He tries to find the source of the river. Ah! There you get it.. an amazing waterfall offering pure white water falling from the top of the mountain. It’s a pleasure for him to see this whole natural spectacle. He is pleased, full of joy and surprise. He goes back to the hotel room, where he has got stay with his family. He calls his father to share the fun he had just now and gets his mother along too. They walk back the top of the mountain. The old legs get tired of walking after few kilometers. They feel nothing new or surprising in the valley river. They are seeing the same for all their life time. But his feet are tireless. He enjoys every step he takes. Because with every step he sees something new, something which he could never see before. The closer he goes to the valley, the happier he gets. Though the wrinkled eyes were enjoying this, they couldn't show up on their face so! Because they were just physically with him, mentally they had rewound back to few years.

A rich couple had an only son of theirs. He could have fallen short of nothing, he never would. He had everything provided on his demand. But the unfortunate lad has one thing missing in his life. The most important of all the senses. Eyes!!! The lack vision caused him only loss for whole of his life. He wanted to go to normal school instead of the school for blinds. He desperately wanted to play indoor as well as outdoor games with his friends, instead of blindfold. Not to mention, he didn’t need any ribbon or cloth to tie over his eyes. He wanted a normal treatment from everybody around him, instead of the special care! Yes he was tired of all the unwilled things. Though slowly, the rich parents were day by day getting poor. They were spending all their money just for their dear son, so that he could see this beautiful world.

Finally the day came! After lot of efforts and with the help from the best hospital in world, he got vision for the first time in his life. It's surely difficult to SEE after keeping your eyes almost closed for 20 Years. He was no different. The things which he used to touch and recognize the shape and smell of, he could see them all. He was extremely glad and felicitous. But on the other side, there were his parents calm and helpless, for they have nothing to celebrate the joy of their son! Every single penny was spent for his vision. The sale of their posh house in a city has given them enough money to spend the rest of their lives. Temporary stay in a nearby village was the only option left with them. They chose to stay there, until they get a small house in same or the other area.

He came to the hill top along with his parents. Joyfully, he showed them the waterfall, the river, the valley, the greenery. While his eyes were tied up with the view, his parents threw a glance at each other, quenched and slaked! Their future was bound to the present joy of their only son.