A WINDOW TO THE SKY

I wake up in a new place,

My captors have tied up my arms legs and mouth,

But for some reason they have not blind folded me,

The night is pitch dark,

At first I can see almost nothing,

Then I lift up my head

In the distance I see a tiny light flash

And then die away

A firefly!

My heart ignites with hope

I move myself a little closer

To where the flash came from

I get a whiff of the fresh air from outside

I take a deep breath

As dawn breaks

A warm ray of hope

Filters into the place where I am

I hear the birds and insects

Welcome the day

Soon the place is filled with light

Even though I am trapped

And I do not know what lies in store for me

I will survive today

Because of this …………….window to the sky.

Today on World Autism Awareness day I want to share a message of hope and gratefulness. I want to thank each one of you , who have opened a “window” to my son’s sky and given us hope .I want to thank every person working for Autism , every parent , teacher , sibling , friend , every co-traveler in this journey .

As long as hope lives –  the possibilities are limitless .

Akila

Mother to Nishant

2, April 2010, World Autism Awareness Day.