A Chapter Of My Life

A Chapter of My Life
"God helps those who help themselves." This sounds like a simple passage from a religious book,
but it has an overwhelming significance in my life. This phrase is greatly responsible for building self-
esteem and confidence in me. It can also be credited for transforming a shy, introverted, and confused boy
into a very confident and enlightened adult.
I neither read the phrase from a book nor heard it at a religious service. I heard these words from
someone who really understands the meaning of the phrase. That person's name is Ameet Handa. Ameet is
suffering from multiple disabilities. I met him at the institution for the Disabled People in New Delhi,
India, where I was sent by the school I was attending in India, to observe and understand the lives of people
who are incapacitated. At that time I was on the high school cricket team and I was having problems with
my shoulder, which was dislocated from the joint. This incident happened while I was playing cricket with
my teammates. I was a fast bowler and my team needed me to win one game in which I hurt myself by
throwing the ball. I did not play cricket for almost one year. After one year the school wanted me to play
cricket and I played one game. I did not have any problem in that game, but in the second game I broke my
hand so badly that I could not lift any we!
ight with my hand. My school sent me to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New
Delhi, which wa...

A Chapter Of My Life

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