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Suryakanti Nayak of village Garimunda, District Subarapura in Orissa had it all to make a heart-rending, tragic tale. But, she was not the one to be cowed down by the inexorable destiny. Suryakanti through her sheer grit and determination turned the tables on the destiny itself and transformed her life from a life of pity and condemnation to a life of admiration and bravery.
Twenty two years ago Suryakanti was born to very poor parents. As if the curse of abject poverty was not enough, Suryakanti was diagnosed since her birth to be suffering from a rare disease afflicting limbs called BAT hand. Unlike other children of her age, poor Suryakanti could not use her hands to eat, play or write. She longed to lead a normal life and during her initial years could not even comprehend as to why she is different from other children.
As the years passed by, she realized that she will have to live with her disability. With no options available, Suryakanti decided not to be dictated by her fate but to live life on her terms. She had a strong desire to study. She practiced hard to write with the toe and the finger of her foot. After failing in her first few attempts, she practiced hard and mastered the art of writing with her feet. Having cleared a major obstacle through her dogged spirit and relentless efforts, she set her eyes on the next major challenge facing her – taking her Board Exams and clearing them. The ‘Never Say Die’ spirit in Suryakanti ensured that she succeeds in this too.
Recognizing Suryakanti’s indomitable spirit to transform her life through the power of education despite odds, which in essence, makes up the ideology of Smile Foundation too, the organization took up the case of Suryakanti under their initiative, ‘Individual Support Programme’. Empowering individuals, particularly children - enabling them to make informed choice, resist oppression, fight for rightful existence and facilitating new possibilities and opportunities for them - is what Smile Foundation strives for. Thanks to the hard work put in by Suryakanti and the timely financial support given by Smile Foundation, Suryakanti today is employed as a teacher in a school and leads a life of dignity. Strong will is truly a potent weapon to overpower destiny.
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The biggest sin in life is to born poor. Above that if a child is orphan it adds to his misery. We are lucky and grateful to the almighty of making us what we are today. The only truth is i have learnt from life is that to be lucky you have to be efficient enough and also need to be hard working. The next truth as i learnt , there is always an external power and source to get things as we want. So god makes a person rich and another poor to maintain the balance. He sends his sons and daughters to help each other. He makes a person rich to help the poor. So if we can lavishly flaunt money at every point of time why cant we act smart and responsible enough to make a needy smile. Is human life cheaper and less important than our sports shoes, branded dresses, expensive gadgets and gizmos? We are ready to flaunt money and waste time in fiddling around multiplexes and Pubs but still not sensitive enough to think before acting and try to undrestan the reason we have been blessed with a previledge life. Lets join hands and make one SMILE. Lets visit the activities of SMILE and know the possible ways to help the needy......
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