Veenadhari

"I am HIV positive,but how does that limits me from doing something?" she asked. She just didn't ask that, but showed through her life that she was right in asking such a question. Though it has to expected, when i saw the news of her death in one of the inner pages of news paper, I felt a pain somewhere deep in my heart. She should have lived for more. I came to know about her from an article few years back. What made me attracted to reading it was her smiling face. But when I read that article I understood that there is more to her smile than just beauty, it is a smile which has radiated to a lot of people who lost hopes in their lives, she herself being one among them.
To those who is still wondering about who i am talking about, Veenadhari is a social worker who worked for bringing up AIDS patients to the main stream of life, by setting an example through her life. She got infected from her husband who wasn't faithful to her,she came to know of her state after his death due to the same reason. But instead of loosing hope, she decided to fight against fate. She resorted to natural means of gaining resistance power. She worked with an NGO that works for women and children. Her lifestyle was a source of inspiration to many. She just didn't escape from life, but brought many back to life.
For me she is a great example of courage. Her courage to fight is what I saw in her smile.She belongs to the few personalities who has influenced me to form my outlook towards my life.She made me think whatever we are , whatever we become, still we can be useful to this world. I ll remember her....