Life is a gift !!

I have not blogged for some time now but something happened today which made me come back and write it out.

While speaking to one of my friends today I came to know that her sister's two year old son is badly ill.On enquiring what had happened to him she told me that the child is very weak since birth.He is very sensitive to heat and dust and has to be kept inside a closed room. He just sleeps whole day in AC and can barely move much.He has to be fed and moved by them.

Recently he started facing problem in breathing and was kept in ICU for a week.The Child's body has become immune to medicines which has made it more difficult for the doctors.They have to use new medicines and hope it helps the child.After keeping the child under observation they advised his parents to take him home and keep him on Oxygen.Since returning back from hospital he has become more weak.Even when they have to change his oxygen cylinder and remove the mask he can barely hold his breath for few seconds.

The trauma that the family is going through is unimaginable.To see your young child struggling for life is not easy.The boy has not even seen the world properly through his eyes. They have enough money to get all possible medical help from any place in the world.As parents they have made a decision that they will try till the end no matter how small the hope of survival is.I think even if the kid survives the illness,he will lead a very difficult life due to his weak body.

This whole thing just made me think how lucky I am.I might not have all the riches of the world.Atleast I can breathe on my own.I can move around and see the beauty of the world through my eyes.I can work hard for my living and provide help to others as well.The thought made me raise my hands in appreciation of God's greatness.

The Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson never made more sense to me “The person who has stopped being thankful has fallen asleep in life.”