A Little Help Can Change Lives

Date:

A young man, while returning home from his office, fell into the hands of a gang of bandits. They whacked him brutally and robbed him. Then they left him on the wayside thinking that he was dead. Eventually, a policeman who came that way, took him to a hospital. Even though his life was saved, his face could not be restored.

His face had been badly disfigured by the violent blows he re-ceived from the bandits. When he looked into a mirror for the first time after the mishap, he screamed out of shock. He could hardly recognize his face. His face, which was once very handsome, is now miserably disfigured. People, who once looked at him in admiration and jealousy, now turned their face against him.
He spent his days in despair. One day, as he was passing in front of  a church, he heard a beautiful song. Allured by the song, he entered the church. There he saw a priest. That meeting changed his life forever.

The priest, who felt sorry for him hearing his sad story, tried his best to help him restore his face. He took him to one of the foremost plastic surgeons in the country. The surgery was a great success. The young man got a new face. Later, this young man became a world famous film maker and his name is Mel Gibson.

Perhaps, we may not be able to save or give a new life to everyone in this world. But, can’t we lend a helping hand to those who are near to us and those who approach us? How great will be our satisfaction when we see a smile on their face because of us!

Happiness does not depend on the amount of money we made or the fame we acquired. Our lives become meaningful by the light we shed in the lives of others and the effort we gave to restore their lives.

Just think about the intervention of that priest in the life of Mel Gibson, who could have remained in oblivion with a disfigured face. It was his intervention that made the Mel Gibson we know today. Likewise, there are some people around us extending their hands towards us for help. Can we lend them a helping hand? It has great value. Everybody gets an opportunity to help others. But, it is our response that matters.

Dr Antoney P Joseph
Managing Director

More like this
Related

There Is a Time for Everything

Bonnie Aarons, who was born and raised in California, had only one dream from her childhood -to become a film actress. But Bonnie was...

The Story of a Sculptor

There once lived a sculptor who was renowned for his beautiful sculptures. No one in the entire kingdom could rival his skill. Fame and...

Look Within

Golda Meir who became Israel's first female Prime Minister was known as a determined and strong-willed leader. After serving as Israel’s Minister of Labor...

Misty Dew

He was sitting under a tree, his mind weighed down with weariness. Just then, a crow perched on a branch above him spread its...

Don’t  Hesitate To Encourage Others

A boy who became physically disabled due to childhood paralysis had to live as a cripple. During that time, he lived with his grandfather...

There Is a Possibility In The Impossible

We have all heard about Christopher Columbus - the greatest explorer the world has ever known. But did Columbus achieve such a feat and...

Should The Problem Be Solved?

He worked hard to build a house. It was his long cherished dream. At first glance, it was very beautiful. He along with the...

Ups And Downs

'Here Ends Nepolean Bonaparte’. Almost all the newspapers reported in a similar fashion when Nepolean was banished from his place. Instead of  explaining or...

God’s Will

When the friend came to see his him,  he was reading a law book. ‘By reading this law book are you going to become...

‘I had you yet but for five minutes beside me’

‘Oh! that I had you yet but for five minutes beside me, to tell you all’. It is considered as one of the saddest...

How many failures are there before we win?

That young man’s ambition was to become a writer. But all his circumstances were unfavorable for him. His lack of education was the most...

Possibilities in disabilities

There was a stammerer boy. While studying he had to bear the humiliations of his class mates. No doubt he would have been saddened...
error: Content is protected !!