Meera!!! Meera!!! Come fast!!! It’s your turn go to the stage! Called her father….
Yesss, dad I’m coming……
Meera take her walking stick and move to her dad slowly……. Yeahhhh….. I’m blind since born….. So, what??? I never felt that I’m blind…. I have my father as my eyes…… even my mother left us because of my disability and can’t take of me because of her so called society….. Thank to God….. I have been gifted a wonderful father who lives for me…..
My dad named me as Meera because when he find out I’m blind…. It’s because Meera, is girl who she lived her life with her beautiful music and stay strong no matter what…… He wants me to become strong and life my life even it will be full of thorns…..
He take care me with full care…… All the while he became my mother, father, teacher, mentor, friend and so on….. He always is there to support me when I fall down….. He is a business man who runs a small cafe….. He always brings me to café in morning and at night he will spend his time with me at home….. He never leaves alone even for a second…..
When I turned 5, he sends me to special educational school so that I can have a proper education……. After send me there, they teaches me how to be independence and life without others support…….. I learned how to walk with other support, how to wear clothes properly, how to eat, how to learn and so on…..
With the cycle of time, my teacher found that I can sing well….. So, my dad fined me a music teacher and gives me a proper education in music….. I have participated in a lot of music competitions and win a lot of prizes…..
During those times, I don’t mean that I never faced any problems…. I have been going through a lot…..A lot of insult being a blind girl, being abounded my mother, dad leaving his life as single and so on…… Even they said that I win a lot of competitions due to my disability which make the judges pity and select me as winner….
Most of the times, I will be broken mentally….. It’s him…… my dad…. My hero who always be my pillar who hold me…. And give me moral supports……. He holds my hand and removes the thorns to go through it…… we go through a lot of obstacles together…….. He never felt tired of me…. He always makes me shine in this world…
Yesssss!!!! Today is the day…… It’s my final round in Asian Idol…….. Dad’s called me to the stage because it’s my time for the performance….
Dad: Meera, no matter what I will always loves you…. In competitions, there will be win and lose….If you lose; it doesn’t mean that it’s the end….. It just will be another beginning to fight again……. If you win, it’s doesn’t mean you know everything… it’s just a small stepping stones to learn and explore more…. I know my dear daughter will fight till the end….I know she will do the best because she work hard for coming to this level….Don’t think about the winning….. Just go to the stage to perform and give the best to your audience who come for your music….. The audience who loves you as who are you…… He wished me good luck by kissing on my forehead…..
I just went to the stage with a smile and full of confidence with myself and I don’t even know how and where my nervousness went away so sudden and make me full of confidence……
I start to sing “WIND BENEATH MY WINGS”…. I know this is not the song that I choose to sing but still choose to this song…..
Oh, oh, oh, oh
It must have been cold there in my shadow
To never have sunlight on your face
You were content to let me shine, that’s your way
You always walked a step behind
So I was the one with all the glory
While you were the one with all the strength
A beautiful face without a name for so long
A beautiful smile to hide the pain
Did you ever know that you’re my hero
And everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle
For you are the wind beneath my wings
It might have appeared to go unnoticed
But I’ve got it all here in my heart
I want you to know, I know the truth, of course I know it
I would be nothing without you
Did you ever know that you’re my hero?
You’re everything I wish I could be
I could fly higher than an eagle
For you are the wind beneath my wings
Did I ever tell you you’re my hero?
You’re everything, everything I wish I could be
Oh, and I, I could fly higher than an eagle
For you are the wind beneath my wings
‘Cause you are the wind beneath my wings
Oh, the wind beneath my wings
You, you, you, you are the wind beneath my wings
Fly, fly, fly away, you let me fly so high
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings
Fly, fly, so high against the sky
So high I almost touch the sky
Thank you, thank you
Thank God for you, the wind beneath my wings
As I end the song I heard around applause from the audience……. I thanked them and moved to the back stage to wait till they announced the winner…… but it doesn’t matter….. I just did what I want….. For that moment I just feel like want to dedicate a song for my dad which I never ever did before…… I know thanks can pay off his sacrifices…… So, I took the stage to show how much he means to me…… every single words from the song indeed dedicate for him who burn himself to give light to me……. Even I can’t see your emotion that time but I know you definitely always proud of your daughter no matter what……. I stop my thoughts once they once the performance goes to stage for result…..
I went to stage again…… They announced me as a winner which I never ever thought…..I know it’s not and ending but it’s just another beginning in my life as dad told me……
As receive my trophy the emcee ask me a few questions……
Emcee: Can we know Miss Meera, why you change your song a last minute?
Meera: Most of you all know about my background….. As you all know, my dad is everything for me….. Who I’m here now in front of you all now is because of my dad…….
Emcee: What is so special about today? You have been participated in lot competitions and wined but you never did it in any other competition? Why must be today???
Meera: Everyday is special day for me when he is around……I don’t know any other competitions but this is the first lively competition that I have been participated…. He always wants me to be strong and success in my life…… He never gives his self a rest….. What he always does is think about me all the time…… whether I eat already or no, did I practice or no, did someone hurt me and so on…. All he thinks and knows is me!!!! He is my dad and my everything….. A small thanks can’t filled his sacrifice but this a place where I can show his sacrifices to a blind girl like me…….Every words in that song is dedicated is for him…. I know I’m blind but I never regret of it because of my dad…… I saw how beautiful this world through his eyes…..is I feel how beautiful is this world through his love and care…… Thank you everyone and love you dad…….
For Meera it’s not an end,it’s just new beginning……
Dear friends, how many of you can be like Meera’s father? Can you love a person like him? Did you all really understand what love is? If so, what is love??? Is that you love pure? How much you can love a person? Is it you’re love is unconditional? Will you ever hurt them? Will you give you full time for them? Can you do anything for you love? Is your happiness lie in your love’s happiness?? Did you understand your love fully? Would you accept them as who are they? Would you be there in their bad and good? Did you all ever think about this once in your life? Answer yourself friends……. If you never think of it, think it now before it’s too late!!! Life is too short…. Love your loved one….. Show your love and don’t hide it…… Don’t put a mask to your heart…… fill your loved one life with love……
#love you all…..