single sacrifice, total solution

                                                                   Single sacrifice, Total solution

          In a city  lived  a couple who did not have a child for a long time . They visited many temples and shrines to propitiate the lordships in order to have a son. Eventually they begot a male child.  The couple were happy  they  pampered the child with utmost care. The baby grew old now it is a four year old child.

            The mother ,as it is the apt time to teach some basics started dictating alphabets to the child asking it to repeat the alphabets. Initially the child did not respond . the mother thought that her child is not matured enough to receive commands. As the days passed by, the mother noticed that the child did not talk. Now the child is a six year old boy even now the child failed in its attempts to talk. Finally it was confirmed that the child was dumb. The Couple were disappointed they consulted many doctors but those doctors advised that surgery is the only remedy. This couple is economically weak. The husband works in a private company as a peon and his spouse a housewife. They knew well that it is beyond  their  capacity  to garner such a huge amount required for surgery. So they decided to sell something and make money but the problem is that they do not possess anything worth selling. They only lived in a rented house. Every day they worried of the plight of their only child. Some neighbors informed them about a missionary school where special attention is given for dumb children. The father was not interested to put the child in a dumb school. The mother also intended to seek a permanent cure for her son. But they do not have sufficient money to undergo a surgery , on the other hand, they should educate him. So the parents decided to put the child in the dumb school. The child studied there. The parents visited the child now and then. During festivals the child was allowed to go home. Though the parents took care of the child, they were not satisfied by this child. The relatives who met the couple embarrassed them with their harsh words. The couple could not attend any auspicious occasions like marriages because of the humiliation of others. the agony of the couple grew intense. They could not tolerate their grief  when they tried to forget this, the society did not allow them to do so. Hence the couple took a decision to commit suicide so that they can serve two purposes: one is, by selling their organs to get money necessary for their son’s surgery and second is, death as a relief from all the tortures of the merciless and snobbish society.  Next day the couple committed suicide. When the police ransacked the house they got a letter which stated that their organs should be sold and the money should be used for their son’s surgery reading this statement the officers were moved. The officers enquired about the boy and met him personally. The officers could not reveal the death of his parents to him.

One of the officers did not have children so that officer thought of adopting this boy. The officer immediately arranged for the boy’s surgery.  The surgery went on successfully and now the boy started talking .The boy did not know the intention of the officer so far, but when this matter reached the ears of the boy, the boy refused to do so. The officer waited for the consent of the boy. Days passed by, the boy noticed that his parents do not come to see him. The officer visited the school every evening. This evening the boy asked the  officer about his parents. The officer revealed everything to the boy. The boy was shattered and he trembled. He profusely lamented for the loss of his biological parents. After two days, the headmaster of the school talked with  the boy because the boy liked only the headmaster in the whole campus. The headmaster loved him and asked him to be an adopted son of the officer. The boy pondered over a  while and accepted to do so. The officer felt happy for the decision of the boy. The boy was taken to the home of the officer where he grew luxurious. He never forgot his parents who sacrificed their lives for the welfare of their son.  When  he completed his studies and got a job he utilized this opportunity to help the needy. Throughout his life he continued this service many poor and handicapped  persons benefitted from his service.  The couple gave a seed  and this seed is now a huge banyan tree which gives shade to man                   Loka samasta sukino bhavantu

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