More to life than looks.

My colleague passed me this article online and recommended that i should read it. At first i thought it was some long winded story and was hesitant to open the link. Hell, i know i'm long winded, i wonder how people are able to sit in front of their computers and read about my bollicky day and issues.

But after giving me a jist of what it was, i was intrigued. And had it not been well written, i probably would have gotten bored by the time i got half way. Surprisingly, i didn't and yes, i thought, i should share the article with you all.

Basically, it's a woman telling her side of the story of how she was brought up. No this is not my maternal clock ticking. It honestly is a remarkable story of extra ordinary parents who bring up their children in a somewhat ordinary environment. The only difference is, both her parents are completely blind.

A paragraph i find touching and so true is when she says,

"I think seeing is so primitive. Even a dog and a cat can see. Knowing a personality and knowing how you speak and what you say and how you say it, I think that's more important than how people look. I don't think seeing is knowing." Fred agrees: "Sight is a very misleading and beguiling way of understanding people. Philosophers have raised this question: Is sight misleading? Is it possible that listening and touching get you nearer to people than sight does?"

Makes you wonder eh?

To read about this truly remarkable and awe inspiring story, [click here].