I almost cried. No, I actually cried: Listening to the conversation between my wife and her 12 years old nephew -- her sister's only son.
Accidentally deprived of oxygen flow, for a few minutes during his birth, he was born with a brain malfunction that severely affected his motor movement -- making him slightly limp during walk.
Simply speaking, despite having no physical deformity he is unable to stand erect and walk normally, because a part of his brain that controls his nervous system pertaining to leg movement got permanently damaged.
Recently, due to a family engagement he couldn't attend school for a few days, and my wife, while helping him complete home work asked him to get relevant notes from one of his friends.
'I have no friends.' He replied!
'Don't joke, son,' said my wife. 'Tell me the name of your best friend.'
'Believe me, I'm not joking. I don't have any friend.'
'But why?'
'Because, I'm different than others.'
Unable to understand, my wife probed further.
'How come? What made you feel different?'
'Because, I can't walk like them. I'm physically challenged.' He explained like an adult. 'That's why none wants to be my friend.'
At that point my wife changed the course of discussion, leaving me wonder, how ruthless is this world -- including young generation.
Well, the purpose of this post is to highlight a dark shade of life that was still unknown to me until overhearing above conversion.
However, the next day I had a counseling session with him and did my best to make him realize that he is no different. I shall share the gist of my intense discussion with him through one of my future posts.
In the mean time, let me make an appeal to all parents:
Please, teach your children to treat others with dignity. Tell your son/daughter that he/she is lucky to be born normal. Make him/her realize, that he/she must thank God for being normal and never laugh at them who're not as fortunate.
Accidentally deprived of oxygen flow, for a few minutes during his birth, he was born with a brain malfunction that severely affected his motor movement -- making him slightly limp during walk.
Simply speaking, despite having no physical deformity he is unable to stand erect and walk normally, because a part of his brain that controls his nervous system pertaining to leg movement got permanently damaged.
Recently, due to a family engagement he couldn't attend school for a few days, and my wife, while helping him complete home work asked him to get relevant notes from one of his friends.
'I have no friends.' He replied!
'Don't joke, son,' said my wife. 'Tell me the name of your best friend.'
'Believe me, I'm not joking. I don't have any friend.'
'But why?'
'Because, I'm different than others.'
Unable to understand, my wife probed further.
'How come? What made you feel different?'
'Because, I can't walk like them. I'm physically challenged.' He explained like an adult. 'That's why none wants to be my friend.'
At that point my wife changed the course of discussion, leaving me wonder, how ruthless is this world -- including young generation.
Well, the purpose of this post is to highlight a dark shade of life that was still unknown to me until overhearing above conversion.
However, the next day I had a counseling session with him and did my best to make him realize that he is no different. I shall share the gist of my intense discussion with him through one of my future posts.
In the mean time, let me make an appeal to all parents:
Please, teach your children to treat others with dignity. Tell your son/daughter that he/she is lucky to be born normal. Make him/her realize, that he/she must thank God for being normal and never laugh at them who're not as fortunate.
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