Helen Keller
I call her a ‘gem’ or an ‘exceptional lady’. She is celestial, inspiring, wonderful, one of the greatest inspirations of our day.
She won her laurels in the match against destiny. If you consider the
great achievements of her, who was dumb and deaf by birth, you will be
astonished. Yes, this is the story of Helen
Keller, the most famous disabled person and the first deaf and blind
person to earn a college degree. Shielded herself with courage and confidence,
she poses an extraordinary figure in the history of mankind.
At the age of 19 months, due to a heavy fever, she completely lost her sight and
hearing. It was not an easy one to teach a blind and deaf child. The arrival of Annie Sullivan in the nick of time, helped Helen to hurdle the muddy whirlpools
of ignorance and negative emotions, her performance was really up to the mark.
Annie teaches her, how to read and write in braille, through her eyes little
Helen saw the world around her, learned, and communicate with the world.
Slowly
she became proficient enough to write books. Her autobiography ‘The story of My
Life’ is still the best seller in the world. She could achieve success as an
extraordinary authoress only because of her confidence and hard work. She was
an amazing writer and she is a subject to many writers and filmmakers. Many
books were written and films were made of her. She published many books and
wrote articles about the problems of blindness and women’s rights.
Her
courage, dedication, education, and self-confidence adorned, embellished her
captivating charm. Helen doesn’t allow anyone to determine her destiny She was
more than a conqueror. She is not a lady that lives a life focused on herself:
my goals, my problems, my destiny-that is not her way of living. Though she was
in difficulty, she looked for opportunities to do good. She helps others come
up higher, helps their dream come to pass. She was the organizer and
fund-raiser of many public services to the disabled.
If
she was happy with her life, that is not because everything in her life was
right but her attitude to everything was right. She was totally different from
other disabled ones, the difference lies in how she approaches and tackles the
problems. Not only the disabled ones but also the whole world bow their heads
before her courage. It was not boasting that she had an intimate relationship
with many biggest names. U.S. President- Franklin D Roosevelt, Scientist
Alexander Graham Bell, writer Mark Twain are some of them, she had rubbed
with.
If
one turns back the pages of history can see, only a few are fully understood,
accepted, and recognized in their own times. Helen Keller was one among them- a
unique, perfect example. The life of Helen Keller is proof enough that courage,
dedication self-confidence, and hard work can drastically change the course of
disabled ones. The life of Helen Keller is not a sentimental story but an
inspirational story for the coming generations.
Short Essay-----Mother Theresa
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