There was a blind woman who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, ‘If I could only see the world, I will marry you.’ One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend.
He asked her, ‘Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?’ The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn’t expected that. The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.
Her boyfriend left in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying: ‘Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were yours, they were mine.’ This is how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situations. Life is a gift today, so before you say an unkind word, think of someone who can’t speak.
Before you complain about the taste of your food, think of someone who has nothing to eat. Before you complain about your husband or wife, think of someone who’s crying out to God for a companion. Today, before you complain about life, think of someone who went too early to Heaven. Before whining about the distance you drive, think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your job. And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down, put a smile on your face and think: you’re alive and still around.
Jill says:
Thank you Jeremy! Sometimes it’s really easy to climb on the pity pot and think things are really hard in your life. Thanks for the reminder to climb off the pot and be grateful for what you have!
Atanu talukdar says:
Excellent story, it has educated me.
tellie says:
omg
noufel says:
I would like you to know the blind Nouriya Yaakoubi , I am really touched by this extraordinary woman from Morocco . She is blind yet she managed to achieve what many healthy people couldn’t. She is a Karate champion and teacher. She uses the computer. She is about to graduate as a lawyer,and She aspiresto view the chineese ceramics exhibitions in several countries of the world including America,she is also an abstract painting artist. She is married to and takes care of a blind man. She is a mother of four healthy children. She’s still going and who knows what she’ll do next.
as for her community, it does not provide her with any kind of support to help her move forward despite her need so that she could achieve her social academic and sport
goals,and also in order to help her sustain her family and overcome the suffering resulting from her physical and living conditions.
and she is feels very sorry for the lack of support, despite the achievements of impressive