Happyness!!

His smile said it all… It was so catchy that my eyes could not move away from that twinkle in his eye… He could not move himself, could not convey his thoughts, could not even utter a word but his smile said a million of words. He was one of those amazing kids, who were challenged from the day they were born. Palani, lying in his bed on the floor, shared with four other kids was just smiling. He only other thing that he could do was to lift his arms and say, “hug me”.

I stood still as if time has stopped for me, not knowing what to do, holding back my tears, as the supervisor of the “Little Hearts Specialty school” kept telling us what all happens in the day. These kids were in this world not knowing whether they would live another day. They do not even know when they are hungry, what they need to eat. Today they may seem so nice, in their best way possible, tomorrow with the new day, who knows what state they would be in.

Thoughts kept coming, how does he talk? Must be frustrating when not able to communicate what he wants. Does he know what dreams are? How does the world look outside? What are the different colours in this world? And so many more…

We always keep comparing how sad we are, how not so good we are to do in this world. How much short of money we are in… Our limbs are intact but we still complain of an easy mode of transport even for a shorter distance. I am sure a lot of us can argue saying otherwise. But, reality is, “How may of us are happy in the state of affairs we are in?!”

If Palani can still smile in his irreversible pain why can’t we love the live we are in??