Because Somebody Cared

There was a news story on tv the other day about a Pakistani girl who lost one leg as a child in the 2005 earthquake and was adopted and taken to the US by an American family. With their care and love she grew up into a confident, pretty, educated young lady, who is now an avid skier. I think her name is Insha. I was enthralled by her shining eyes, her excited and happy face as she said" I like speed". Like any girl her age , and even older( even I like speed and driving fast :)  ) she knows how to and is able to enjoy life and doesn't let her disability bog down her spirits nor her dreams. It was only possible, because somebody cared about her. 

In Inshas case, it was the Amercian couple who raised her and became her parents. But how many children and human beings, wilt, deteriorate and die, because even while living with bustling families, nobody cares about them, nobody thinks they are something special, nobody thinks it worth their while to spend some time with them. In a crowd they remain lonely, unappreciated, lacking in self confidence and any feeling of self worth. 

Human beings are fragile beings. born helpless and weak, they need support from the beginning. Physical touch of the mother, safety from elements, and friendship and love from fellow human beings to prosper and flourish in this world. it is paradoxical as we are also in constant competitions with each other and other living being, with survival of the fittest being the prerequisite of evolution. Over the eons and with civilization, which is basically another word for being considerate to each other, human beings have devised society, the welfare state, social safety nets and institutions to take care of the vulnerable, old and infirm. Despite these structures, the relationships between people, and belief in others is the crucial factor which is required to drive the individual towards success and self actualization.

The strongest of us, the richest, the most beautiful, and most powerful, need somebody to love us, believe in us, encourage us and think the world of us. It can be anybody in our life, but we need that. Not all the appreciation of strangers can mean as much as somebody from our life who stands by us. The most important ingredient is acceptance of what we are, and belief in what we can be. Belief in a person can make him or her achieve the impossible, do the unimaginable. It can make one reach heights to even surpass oneself, so important is the significance of another beings belief that one is all that, and perhaps more. Even in religion, faith is everything, believing in God and what he can do for us somehow makes it true and makes him a reality, perhaps its our own faith which makes it true. When we pray to God and see miracles happen, think of what miracles we can witness when we believe in ourselves and others.