THE GENTLE DOOR OF WHISPERS
“When one door slams, another door opens; But, the sound of the door slammed is so loud, That we fail to hear The gentle whispers of the door that opens.” Helen Keller was blind, deaf and dumb. Imagine what I just said: Helen Keller was BLIND, DEAF and DUMB! Yes, to experience her world, we have to be in it. It is ‘Black’! So, if I tell you, “My friend, don’t lose faith, there is a place for each one of us in this world… Keep hope, keep trusting… and, keep aiming high,” it will not move you… Because, I am not blind, I am not deaf and I am not dumb. My world is not ‘Black’… Helen Keller’s was… Thus, when Mrs. Keller tells you, “My friend, don’t go by the loud sound of the door that slams… go by the gentle whispers of the door that opens… Trust, see hope, get up and try again… There is a tomorrow, there is a future,”… Yes, when she tells you this, there is a different power, different beauty. When I had first come...