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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Dear Listers,</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">While browsing the net and
looking and different methods of encouraging the participation<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>within a certain community, I learnt
that many blind people actually had the opportunities<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>of creating surprises among the people
around them, that is, your colleagues, school mates and even brothers and
sisters. Some times, it being able to perform better than them, perhaps, thought
of something that they never realised, observing something which your sighted
mates never realised even with their eyes. To put it in a nut shell, <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>there were moments that you performed
above the very low expectations<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>of
the seeing people around you. Please do not just think of academic achievements,
I am sure many of you have experienced moments<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>where your sighted friends<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>never expected it from you. As<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“share” is the platform for learning,
let us learn from one another’s experiences and encounters. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I look forward<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>to making a collection of such
experiences.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Regards,</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Moses.</P>
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