Question

write an original story ending with they also serve who stand and wait

Answer 1

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- Ram was blind by birth.
- His family had brought him up to be an independent and well read boy.
- He amazed everybody he met with his quiet wisdom and sharp intelligence.
- But, he could find no suitable job and became depressed.
- One day, while waiting for a bus, he got talking with an old gentleman.
- The old gentleman was impressed with his knowledge of books and authors.
- Ram had always been encouraged to read books in braille or listen to audio books.
-  That old man happened to be the owner of a book shop.
- he promptly employed Ram to select books for the shop and talk to customers about various authors and help them in picking books of their choice.
- It is rightly said that ' they also serve who stand and wait' which means that even the disabled have a place in God's world.  

Answer 2

Answer:

The title of this story is the last line of John Milton’s sonnet “On his blindness”. Milton, the great English poet, turned totally blind in 1652 at the age of forty four. In this poem, Milton laments the loss of his eye sight and agonizes that his poetic talent can no longer be used to serve God. In the end, he consoles himself by asserting that “they also serve who only stand and wait”.

Milton was a deeply religious man. “On his blindness” is a religious poem that advocates surrender to God’s will. In the end, Milton resolves to abandon victimhood and accept his crushing disability as part of God’s larger design that humans cannot comprehend. For Milton, service to God includes acceptance of his adversity and in not resisting God’s larger purpose. His blindness is an opportunity to demonstrate his obedience to God, stand and wait for an opportunity to serve God. It’s a triumphant proclamation of human resilience in the face of extreme suffering.

A religious poem is not for the religious only. Its message has universal appeal. Even non-believers can draw moral lessons from a religious poem. The eternal pursuit of seeking meaning and purpose in our lives is a human endeavour that transcends boundaries of religion and faith.

Milton overcame the constraints of disability. For him,”standing and waiting” was not about passive resignation to his fate. It triggered a massive burst of creativity. He went on to write “Paradise Lost”, one of the greatest epic poems in English.

Physically and mentally challenged people need not wallow in self- pity and despair. Their disabilities do not in any way diminish their value to the society. Disability is not a curse, it’s an accident that can happen to anybody, anywhere and anytime.

Adversity is an opportunity to discover our true potential. It’s an occasion to delve deep into our intuition and tap hidden talents, aptitudes and passions.

This is not to say that disabled people do not face discrimination. There is no reason why they should submissively submit themselves to the condescension and contempt exhibited by ignorant people. Mental toughness is an effective ally in the battle to resist the society’s stereotyping of people with various challenges.

The society needs to change its attitude towards people with disabilities, whether physical or mental. The human species has no special place in the cosmic scheme of things. Our planet will survive even if the humans become extinct. This realization should temper our hubris and change our attitude towards disabled people.

Speed is the defining paradigm of modern life. We have no time to stand and wait or pause and stare at the glory of creation and Nature. The sick hurry and feverish pace of life drains our energies.

In the competitive race for material success, those who stand and stare are dismissed as laggards and losers. The standers and starers have their own way of achieving goals. They embrace contentment in what they do and with what they have. They take their own time, pursue their own goals at their own pace. They may not make millions and billions of dollars- the standard measure of success in our world. The non-runners are at peace with themselves because they have consciously chosen to opt out of the competition. They did not run not because they were weak or terrified, they chose to walk with a measured pace because of their realization that the quest for happiness and well being is much about inner joy as it is about material prosperity. The standers and pausers do not shun wealth, but are not enslaved by it. They have realized the futility of running unequal races.

This is not to trivialize wealth and prosperity which are legitimate pursuits. But once we join the race, we forget to set limits for our wants. The more money we have, the more wants we develop and more dissatisfaction we court if we fail to acquire what we want. Contentment is spiritual enlightenment whereas discontentment is spiritual death.

The meek are not weak; they inherit the earth because they do not impose any burden on the universe.

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