293.He opened my eyes
Tuesday, February 24, 2009Inspired from an e-mail...
I spend my evenings in a park. I always manage to find an empty bench and I would end up reading some book. Last evening I was reading a novel sitting on that park bench.There were a few people in the park. The usual calmness was missing.But as I liked that place, I continued to read.And if that weren't enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of breath approached me, all tired from play.
He stood right before me with his head tilted down and said with great excitement, "Look what I found".In his hand was a flower, and what a pitiful sight,with its petals all worn - not enough rain, or too little light.I do not like anyone disturbing me when I read a book.I faked a small smile at him and turned away.
But instead of retreating he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with overacted surprise"It sure smells pretty and it's beautiful, too. That's why I picked it; here, it's for you"The weed before me was dying or dead.Not vibrant of colors: orange, yellow or red.But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave.So I reached for the flower, and replied, "Just what I need".But instead of him placing the flower in my hand,he held it mid-air without reason or plan.It was then that I noticed for the very first time that the boy could not see. He was blind.I heard my voice quiver; tears shone in the sun.As I thanked him for picking the very best one"You're welcome" ,he smiled, and then ran off to play unaware of the impact he'd had on my day.I sat there and wondered how he managed to open my eyes.Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true sight.Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see.The problem was not with the world; the problem was me.And for all of those times I myself had been blind.I vowed to see the beauty in life and appreciate every second that's mine
I held that wilted flower up to my nose and breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose and smiled as I watched that young boy with another weed in his hand about to change the life of an unsuspecting old man.
-Chronicwriter
God touches us in unexpected ways, like he did once thro a power cut in my school days.
we(my sis and i never have the habit of eating in the table)in my house we only sit in front of the TV. Then we had power cut. We were forced to eat at the table as a family as there was only one candle available.
We had a wonderful fellowship meal that day.
Trinity 24 February 2009 12:40 PM
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Trinity 24 February 2009 12:42 PM
:-) reminds me of a Chesterton essay.. blind are those who close their eyes to wats happening around them :-)
Good one Chriz..
The Rat... 24 February 2009 12:44 PM
Chris Absolute Work !! Kudos ou rock man .. Nothin More 2 Sa
Sivaram 24 February 2009 2:03 PM
:)...lovely...im just speechless:)...so so speechless:)
santasizing...Fantasizing 24 February 2009 2:05 PM
its beautiful, little things which we forget to appreciate, has a huge impact later on.... nice post :)
moi 24 February 2009 2:13 PM
chriz!!! brilliant post!! yes..life is indeed beautiful.. cheers to life! :)))
Trinaa 24 February 2009 2:47 PM
amzing post. After long time i read something nice and heart touching..
M so touched chriz.
seriously i too feel that. sometime we dnt notice thing. we make fun of other and we realise we are wrong. they are different.
happened with me too.
Nidhi 24 February 2009 3:00 PM
Hopped here randomly.Loved your Blog!
Amazing post.Sometimes, the smallest of things are powerful enough to change everything around us!
Great going!
akanksha 24 February 2009 3:18 PM
Wow.
ki 24 February 2009 3:41 PM
Came here for a laugh...Instead i found this post.
Very Touching ,chris....
...nIShAntH... 24 February 2009 4:25 PM
what appened to the humour Mr.Inspirational Speaker.........Amazing story.......and really like it how you ended it........touching another's life..:)
Bio was easy to day:)
BTW..check out my blog there's a new message box there......
Cheers,
Poshin
Christopher Poshin David 24 February 2009 4:50 PM
It isnt for nothing that they say beauty is in the eye of beholder..
So touching :)
Winnie the poohi 24 February 2009 5:03 PM
This really happened?!
Jean 24 February 2009 5:21 PM
It just takes a moment, isnt it??? Such moments make life special bro... :)
Arv 24 February 2009 5:24 PM
people come to your way for some reason...n dear sometimes they help us realize wat we are ..!!!
talking about visually challenged children....i have met many of them as a part of my service project....and i can tell you...they are the most happiest people one can find...!!! they are always smiling and always happy...most importantly they never complain...!!!
nyways...it was a great post dear..!!!
yamini meduri 24 February 2009 5:36 PM
really good post buddy.. quite a surprise coming from a person who outdoes himself with humour actually... is this a true incident?
Divya 24 February 2009 7:03 PM
hey really nice post!!
Elithraniel Arawion 24 February 2009 7:10 PM
Like they say 'Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder', everything is beautiful if we make that effort. Beautiful. :)
Tara 24 February 2009 7:17 PM
thanks for sharing :)
Pretty Me!! 24 February 2009 8:18 PM
awwww :)
guess what?this pic of urs-mr x reminds me for the sri
lankan cricketer murlidharan.. but you are more handsome... i think you already knew that...right?
Phoenix 24 February 2009 8:50 PM
awwww :)
guess what?this pic of urs-mr x reminds me for the sri
lankan cricketer murlidharan.. but you are more handsome... i think you already knew that...right?
Phoenix 24 February 2009 8:50 PM
that was soooooooo touchin man...sigh!!!
mayz 24 February 2009 9:14 PM
Amazing post..
Sarath 24 February 2009 9:16 PM
i am really touched... thanks ya
the pink orchid 24 February 2009 9:46 PM
aiyo.. wat happened to you?! I mean its a very beautiful post!!! but its so not "you"
Thoorika 24 February 2009 9:46 PM
:))
life is weird.... and awesome! :))
HP 24 February 2009 10:04 PM
nice post dude..for a change a serious one :)
Unknown!!! 24 February 2009 10:13 PM
Life is beautiful...good post bro! :)
Sree 24 February 2009 10:15 PM
Its these little instances tht make us realise the true worth of life!! Life is indeed beautiful and ur post said it all!! :)
Ria 24 February 2009 10:55 PM
That blog s amazing!made me to think!!:)i hav never commented for you!! this will tell you hw much i liked t! way to go!! :)
fid 24 February 2009 11:10 PM
totally touching post chriz..
I guess that child was god send, 4 sure!!!!
Praveen 24 February 2009 11:52 PM
this post was really touching. Good One
dewdrops 24 February 2009 11:59 PM
Nice post Chriz! I like the old man bit very much!
JollyRoger 25 February 2009 6:15 AM
@ chriz anna
Saami en kannayum thoranthutingaa ayya...
Lancelot 25 February 2009 7:03 AM
Agree with the essence of the comments above Chriz! Lovely post indeed!
I have been blind too... and to be honest have been far too long and my heart does not seem to provide the answer;). But I am sure, my revelation will come!
Srini 25 February 2009 7:35 AM
so from when is that "Humor Blogger.. Nutty Blogger.. Funny Blogger n Comedy Blogger startd writin these kida stuffs..? btw was touchy! keep goin!
Navicorn 25 February 2009 7:59 AM
beautiful post and so emotional,, surprised to find it here:) thought it was a fun blog:)
Renu 25 February 2009 8:48 AM
Touched Bud !!! ....... Stay Blessed
Rahul Viswanath 25 February 2009 10:04 AM
Moving!
A touchy frm Chriz?? indeed surprising :)
Swats 25 February 2009 10:39 AM
i was looking for funny post..
but got sumthing else..
..
lovely chriz..
touchy..:)
Amrita~Ams 25 February 2009 12:06 PM
First timer here!!! Loved the post!!!
Very touching bro!!!
The Seeker 25 February 2009 12:45 PM
thats so touchy touchy... very nice.
V. Archana 25 February 2009 1:24 PM
Lovely!!!!!
we realize so many thngs in the journey of life! and life indeed becomes beautiful with these thngs happning..
thnx for sharing it..
Swetha
Swetha Padakandla 25 February 2009 3:34 PM
did u write this??
Pri 25 February 2009 4:42 PM
In our busy lives we forget to notice some wonderful things around us.Incidents like these are god's way of slowing us down and make us realize the beauty of life.
kart 25 February 2009 5:32 PM
The blind boy came upto u and gave u a flower???and he ran away...Dun temme u wer dreamin now..
btw,wer do ya stay sir?? :)
Nikhil
MultiMenon 25 February 2009 5:36 PM
Truly touching !
Srinath 25 February 2009 6:47 PM
Beautiful post.. at times we do need such eye openers...
Charmed One! 25 February 2009 8:12 PM
Charmed One! 25 February 2009 8:12 PM
*speechless* beaaautiful post.
Neha 25 February 2009 8:16 PM
wow chrizy!!
thnx for opening our eyes too :)
яﾉςんﾑ 25 February 2009 8:40 PM
Sometimes we just get too busy to Live !
PurpleHeart 26 February 2009 7:22 AM
why are so many people believing all that u say man :p
i like it anyway :-E
The Mahathma 26 February 2009 8:24 AM
awsm postttttt
take care suman
suman 26 February 2009 12:40 PM
Is this Chriz?
Away from that count, very very touching. Cliche indeed , but no better word in my jargon:-)
Archana 26 February 2009 2:58 PM
Chriz, once in a while ah? pls do this more:)
beauiful piece, n thanks for sharing it with us:)
P.S: the pic of Mr.X is damn cute, forgot to mention before
Vinnie 26 February 2009 7:53 PM
Good one :-)
U wanted to fall in love...na??
i guess, tat child has made u do tat...
www.enchantinganki.wordpress.com
Ankita Agrawal 27 February 2009 8:28 PM
i-opener...yeah!
wildflower 28 February 2009 2:18 AM
It's really touching... sometimes when I feel down, I look at 'em and ask myself... am I not better blessed... then why do I fail to notice the goodness that they can...
Akansha Agrawal 28 February 2009 11:58 AM
Inspired!:D
Neethu 28 February 2009 10:06 PM
It's amazing; when nature takes away something from you, it gives you something else in return which others can only dream of.
Life is always fair for the person who can understand this.
Harish 1 March 2009 11:59 AM
chris ,,,U are funny and equally emotional..It touched me...With your permission i am going to translate this to Tamil...Hope you wouldnt mind...Superb write up...
Karthik 2 March 2009 11:42 PM
Donno what to say except that it is yet another beautiful post from you...
I got all emotional.
Harshita 8 March 2009 6:24 PM
came to ur blog after hearing a lot of nice stuff abt u on other blogs.. wanted to ask - did u write this??
IcE MaiDeN 13 March 2009 10:43 PM
bcz judging by ur signature at the bottom, u say u did.
i hav read the exact same thing, albeit in a form of a poem, in TOI whn i was 15. (6 years back) :|. By an european author. i even hav the newspaper cutting in my scrapbook. Its a poem from the Spiritual Tree collection.
hav no words to say nethng else.
IcE MaiDeN 13 March 2009 10:48 PM
well... the sarcasm stays.. cz the poem was an original. it wanst an adaptation. it wudnt hav been so bad, if u wud havjus added a PS *surely heard of post scripts ryt?* tht said tht exact same explanation u gav me. its one of the poems which made a great impression on it, n it somehow doesnt feel right.... to read all these ppl above me, praising u for all the wonderful words... whn all u did was edit the first paragraph n mak it 1st person. :|
u shud hav atleast clarifies it wid all ppl who thought it was ur work. it aint rt, is it?
IcE MaiDeN 13 March 2009 11:27 PM
@icemaiden
Thanks for your remarks. Hope you read the first line of a post before proceeding further. God bless.
Are you angry cos lot of people praised me for the adaptation work?
I cant help you. Go drink some milk and go to sleep kid
Chronicwriter 24 March 2009 8:33 PM
*goosebumps*
Prachi Bansal 30 March 2009 12:39 AM
touching post...
really really loved it...
Sowmi 30 April 2009 2:22 PM