Monday, February 7, 2011

1. Have you ever spent more than a 1000/- on a lunch or dinner in a fancy restaurant in a mall or a shopping place?

2. Have you ever bought an item of clothing over 1500/- and could not wear it more than 2 or 3 times? (and I am not even talking about your wedding outfit that you must have bought for at least 20,000/- on an average and just worn once)

3. Did you ever buy a toy for your kid for over 750/- and it was broken in the very first week?

4. Do you go out to a multiplex to watch a movie twice a month? (considering that average price for a ticket these days is at least 150/-)

5. Did you ever lose money in the pockets of your jackets or pants and did not care about it?

I am assuming that if your response to any of the questions above is Yes, then you sure fall into a set of people blessed with the joy of making enough money for your sustenance in a metropolitan.

eyesHas it ever occurred to you that for an amount that you would have spent on a crappy movie could have bundled enough joy to last multiple weeks for a child deprived of the gift of sight?

Try this once, for about 5 minutes in the morning, tie a ribbon around your eyes and wade through your own house blindfolded. Every stumble and every bump on the knee would give you an insight into the lives of thousands of people born visually impaired and trust me the sheer experience of living through the experience even for couple of minutes would make your heart swell.

I shall not go at length and describe what one can or should do. For a start, just visit the link below and if not anything more, try and generate some awareness on your social networks:

Check THIS update and contact Esha to know how can you help.

3 comments :

How do we know said...

Himanshu: This post is so touching. I read it 2-3 times. You say it so much better than i ever can. Thank you!

Roopa said...

Extremely stupendous... very thought provoking...one of the best posts till now!!!

Esha - People for the Blind said...

hey.. i tried adding u to esha's facebook account.. and too many matches.. could you pls search for esha clabil on facebook.. thanks a ton!

Dear other readers: Please become "Friends of Esha" on the facebook page.. thanks a ton!

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