Once a French Professor of Calligraphy, Valentin Hauy, handed over a franc to a blind passer-by. The boy turned back and asked the Professor if he had given him a franc by mistake. It is common that when we want to help a beggar, our hands search for the lowest denomination in our wallets. Most of the time, we even make an excuse that we do not have change. So this little blind boy was surprised at his donors generosity when he could have given him a lower denomination. Hauy allowed the beggar to keep the franc although it was a great deal of money in those days. What caught Hauys fancy was not the innocence and gentleness of the blind boy but the fact that by the mere touch of a coin, he could identify it. If by moving ones finger over the coin, the blind boy could identify the denomination, the professor decided one could invent a system of reading for the blind. He started a school for blind children and prepared special books with embossed letters for them. His experiment was a great success and since then he was known as the *Father and apostle of the blind* It also happened that one of his students, Louis Braille, blind by birth, entered Hauys school at the age of ten. Realising the disadvantages of Hauys system - only a reading system - Braille further invented the writing system for the blind *when he was just 15*. This is prevalent today as Braille Lipi or Braille Script and accepted all over the world. *Those with vision light up the world for others using their many talents! Valentin Hauy had the vision to understand that the blind needed a little help to read. * *Those with insight make the world a peaceful place to live in!* Louis Braille with his insights developed the braille script that has changed the lives of many visually impaired people all over the world. *But those who just see and do not strive, so often ignore their talents*! Besides having sight, have insights too!!! Besides seeing, have vision too!!! Besides looking, observe!!!
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 07:48:05 +0000