Sharing inspiration

I'll like to share the following post from Yvonne Foong which she has posted it in her facebook post.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller.

I read these words of Helen Keller several years ago, but it never sounded as profound as when I read them again today. Finally, I can fully relate with Helen Keller, by my own real life experiences, and not just by the fact that I am deaf and half blind myself.

W...hen I became completely deaf eight years ago in 2005, I was set for a major test to see if my heart could grow further or otherwise. I had to accept my sudden deafness, make peace with my condition, adapt to a life of silence, develop new self-esteem in being a hearing impaired individual, stop dwelling on what-it-could-have-been and focus on what I can become, forgive and empathize with those who do not understand my physical condition, have patience to educate people, learn to perceive situations, people, movies, songs and the environemt using my other senses, continue to cultivate a heart of loving kindness despite my difficulties, and maintain an open heart no matter what oppositions I face.

I am happy to say that I have passed the test. Today, my heart is perceptive. I can pick up information without first hearing or reading them. People can feel my heart’s essence – which is also reflected in my aura - just by reading my words, hearing my speeches or being in my presence. I can be of comfort to others simply by being present. Deafness also helped me in cultivating a heart of stillness. By cultivating a still and open heart, I touch the hearts of people by our first meeting even if they do not know anything about me. They can sense that I am different.

Would I trade this heart cultivation for the ability to physically hear again?

Likely not.

Challenges and crisis such as a sudden permanent disability are your opportunities for growth. You can either rise or descend. It’s your choice.