Beauty of Life!

C.Ronaldo

Everything was over. Now there was no reason for me to live. I had lost every battle in conquering success, and now I was heading towards doom. My life was like a hurricane, which was moving round and round, making me dizzy, and not allowing me to escape out of its tight grasp. My life was a blur. I was in complete distress.

To feel a bit better and pull up my beaten spirit, I decided to go for a stroll in the park. When I entered the park, I realized that it was a bright summer day, perfect for a day out. There were happy children playing, adults having a walk and happy oldies having a nice chat amongst them. There were so many happy people. Seeing them made me even feel worse. Why were everyone so elated and I so sad? “Life is not fair!!!” I screamed, scaring some happy birds of the tree I was standing next to. I sat on a bench, unable to control my tears, I started weeping loudly.[/SIZE]

Suddenly, I heard a sweet voice saying, “Are you ok?” I, for the first time noticed a boy, of about 11, sitting besides me. “I m fine” I replied harshly. “You don’t look fine.” He said innocently. To get rid of him, I replied even more harshly “I am crying because I think that life is good for nothing and it’s not at all as beautiful as people say it is.” The boy gasped at me in astonishment. He said, “ Please don’t say this. Why haven’t you discovered the beauty of life up till now? Life is so alluring. There is so much to see. Now, just look at this park. One can feel its beauty. I hear happy children laughing and playing. I can hear the birds chirping. I can feel the soft, moist grass under my bare feet. Doesn’t it all seem so beautiful to you?”

“It may seem beautiful to you but not to me. These are the only physical attributes of life, but once you get to know the real life, it will not seem beautiful at all.” I said. “No I don’t think that’s true. Tell me, if you like what exactly is your problem.” The boy asked.“My problem is that people don’t realize mine efforts and only mine mistakes are visible to them! They can’t see my efforts and always criticize me on my mistakes! I work so hard but all in vain. Can you believe it, life took my pride away!” I yelled. “Oh my God! You are fretting over such a petty thing. You know people have bigger problem than you. And I’m so amazed that you haven’t seen the beauty of life. Blind people are much better than you, for although blind, they still see the beauty of life, while God has granted people like you the blessing of sight and yet you still can’t see the beauty of life. Blind people can only see darkness but they still feel the colors of life, and people like you, being able to see the colors of life, still only feel the darkness of the world. You know, I think you should stop being unthankful.” The boy lectured. “Huh! You are right! Blind people are better than me.”

“Better being blind and feeling the fake world than realizing the harsh realities of life.” I said sourly. “I think you should be grateful to God. You know God has given you a lot.” The boy said earnestly. “Huh! What do you know about the feeling when something very dear and essential for you is snatched away from you” I said heatedly. “Yes you are right, how would I know…He paused, held his tears back in his eyes, took a deep breath and continued. “ But still you should be very happy in what you have.” “Oh right, it is very easy for you to say this because you have got everything. You look way too happy. You know nothing about real life.” I said. “Yes you are right I have everything and I am happy with the way my life is. Now if you excuse me, I have got to go.” Saying this, the boy stood up, put his glasses, and clutched a cane that was beside him and stumbling, he tried to make his way to the gate. I stared at him open-mouthed it was then that I realized that the boy whom I had thought to be perfect was blind…