1. WHEN I REALIZED
The first time I saw a blind man groping wildly in daylight; I felt like running away;
profoundly appalled by the pathetic sight,
Although the next instant when I realized that I had eyes; was bestowed upon by the
creator with pellucid sight; I maneuvered him benevolently to cross the crowded
street.
The first time I saw a dumb man; trying to convey messages frantically waving his
arms; I felt asphyxiated for breath; almost swooned heavily on the ground, Although
the next instant when I realized that I had a tongue; I opened my mouth whenever he
wanted to speak; to portray his message articulately to the world.
The first time I saw a maimed woman slithering helplessly on the ground; I felt
globules of water well up my eyes, started to cry hysterically,
Although the next instant when I realized that I had a robust body; spurts of
exhilaration circulating rampantly through my veins; I hoisted her deftly on my
shoulders; transported her safely to her destination.
The first time I saw a grizzly haired old man with an abysmally shriveled skin; the
cane stick he held shivering uncontrollably in his hands; I almost puked out the meal
I had consumed for breakfast,
Although the next instant when I realized that I had enough skin on my knuckles; I
solidly entwined my palms in his; commanded him immediately to emancipate his
walking stick.
The first time I saw a deaf girl who didn’t budge an inch even after hearing the
obstreperous horns of the train behind; I collapsed in a bedraggled heap; witnessing
her sheer numbness to sound,
Although the next instant when I realized that I could decipher the most intricate of
sound; I snatched her far away from the path of the stridently blaring train.
The first time I saw a mad man incoherently banging his fists against acrid glass;
trespassing naked through the civilized streets; I cursed destiny under my breath for
making him imbecile,
Although the next instant when I realized that I had a sagacious mind of my own; I
draped him in somber clothes; placed him immediately under psychiatric care.
The first time I saw a leper begging with an empty container on the road; I let out a
gasp; sobbing profusely in my heart,
Although the next instant when I realized that I possessed immaculate skin; I decided
to scrape it from my body; to graft the same on him as he inevitably needed it.
2. The first time I saw an injured man lying under a conglomerate of debris and
wrought iron; I felt gasps of nervous exhaustion feverishly escaping my nostrils,
Although the next instant when I realized that I had raw energy incarcerated in my
tenacious bones; I utilized it wholeheartedly for extricating him; against all odds from
the rubble.
And the first time I saw the acrimonious world; with blood sucking individuals
marauding freely around; the corrupt society depriving the destitute; I thought of
ending life there itself,
Although the next instant when I realized that the creator had blessed me with
astronomical knowledge; the prudent ability to distinguish between the good and evil;
I decided to fight audaciously; with my heart taking two beats at a time till I was
successful in changing the complexion of this earth.
