by the power above. Inspite of being at a disadvantage (when compared to the rest of us) due
to no fault of theirs, they do not sit and sulk, but look for ways to live as normal a life as is
possible under the circumstances.
We have one such person back home in our neighborhood at Kerala. Physically-challenged at
birth (one leg shorter than the other), he still refuses to live on sympathy or on other's sweat,
and takes pride in earning his own bread. And he is not young either.
He is the boatman who rows people across the Achenkoil river, that flows behind our home.
He rides to work on his 3-wheeled cycle (see pic below) on his own, which he parks near the river bank and gets onto the boat to row people across the river and back.
Whenever I see physically-fit young men/women panhandling, I am reminded of this man.
Pic-1 : The 3-wheeler parked on the river bank, while our man is at his job.
Pic-2 : Our man at work. At the other bank, you can see women waiting for him to take
them across the river.
Pic-3 : A close-up shot.
Pic-4 : Taking a well-deserved post-lunch siesta.
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