Brave Hearts

Author(s): Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: Eye Care Foundation

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Loss of Sight, A Lot of Insight climate is cold beyond imagination with cold winds continuously blowing over it.
The seven men decided to undertake the adventure at a time when none of them had climbed even a hill. For them it was too much to think of climbing the Kilimanjaro. It was a very difficult project for them.
What was most surprising was the fact that all the seven young men were completely blind. For such persons, even to walk on a smooth surface required the help, assistance and support of others. They had to carry a walking stick which helped them walk step by step and that too with care and caution. They used to often stumble when they could not feel the unevenness of the ground. For such persons, the idea of climbing Kilimanjaro was probably a feat of sheer madness. Literally speaking, Kilimanjaro meant a 'lighted mountain'. How can the blind lay an assault on it ?
Every one who came to know about the proposed adventure of these seven blind men merely laughed it off.
Someone would say, “Young men, it is merely a stunt. When you cannot even walk properly, how can you climb a mountain ? And that too the tallest, the highest and the biggest in Africa ? The Kilimanjaro on which even the sighted ones may have to accept a defeat ?"
Someone else uttered a mild warning to the seven prospective climbers, “Dear friends ! Please give up the whole idea at once. It is full of risks. If you lose a step and tumble down in a street, there will at least be someone who would give you a hand of help. But if you miss a step in the mountain you will fall straight in the valley and there would be no one there to save you."
One who was more experienced among the critics offered
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