day fourteen - a non fictional book

the only fictional/biographical book that i can ever remember reading is:



'The World at her Fingertips - the story of Helen Keller' by Joan Dash.

i remember reading this book and just being completely blown away at the idea that someone could possibly live without sight or hearing.

for anyone who doesn't know, Helen Keller is an extraordinary woman who, after contracting a horrible fever at nineteen months, was left both blind and deaf - something that many of us would find difficult to imagine.

to be honest, i don't remember the majority of this book, but i recently watched a film that was based on her childhood and how Helen's teacher, Annie Sullivan, taught her to communicate with those around her.
how she did this was by having a hand sign for each letter, and as Helen would, for example, touch her doll, Annie would spell into her hand "D-O-L-L".

i just can't comprehend how someone could learn to communicate like this, let alone be living without sight and hearing.

so the point of this post, is that i learnt a very important lesson after reading this book/watching the film associated with it...

be grateful for what you have!
xx