When Nature snatched
my sight at age 11, initially it was so hard for me to accept the New World
that I had to go through! I never thought that I could read and write as
quickly as others who would read by looking on the paper and write with pen. I
eventually learned that if one door of our life closes, the another door opens
enabling us to enter into the same world that everyone enjoys. Yes, knowing
braille and writing with Slate and stylus led my life from transition to
transformation, from my dark days into
the bright world where I could access the same "world of independence”
that Sighted counterparts would! Now I imagine, where I would have been today,
if there had been no Braille in my life! Indeed, Braille has become my life, my
eyes, my world and my success, which has made me possible to dodge the
difficulty in accessing the world of information.
Today
millions of visually-impaired people like me have become able to read and write
as quickly as others, express themselves as efficiently as other just touching
the dots on the paper. The super-hero who invented Braille and left his
groundbreaking contribution in the world was Louis Braille, who despite being himself blind, wrote a golden chapter for
millions of blind by inventing and developing Braille Codes unlocking the door
of opportunities and possibilities.
Today on the occasion of 208th birth
anniversary of Louis Braille, the world’s greatest source of inspiration, I
express my infinite and heartfelt tributes to him. His story proves that if we
have strong motivation and passion for something, we can definitely
achieve incredible things in our regardless of our physical limitations. Louis
Braille who helped us unleash our eyes through 'touch' perception by inventing “Braille”
Script, will always be remembered as the brightest and unsetting star in the
world! Happy Birthday Louis Braille! Your great deeds will never go unnoticed!
