Synergy

She was young and pretty. He was young and adventurous. They were a great, lively couple. Lived life with zest. Both traveled all over and enjoyed good things that life offers to the young and beautiful. But one day they met with a serious accident. She lost her legs and he lost his eyes. I was distraught with sorrow. I had been a silent admirer of their lives. Had watched them from a distance since they stayed in my neighborhood. What surprised me most was the speed with which they recovered. After the hospitalization and recuperation they returned to normal life quite fast. She became his vision and he gave her mobility. He carried her from point A to B and she saw for him. Together they started exploring the world all over again. She drove the car. The car was modified for her. He traveled with her. They resumed their jobs albeit with some modifications to their routines. At night they returned to a happy well deserved sleep. He did not need her vision and she did not need his mobility. They slept peacefully in each other’s safety.

That triggered my thinking. Here is a couple which is complimenting each other by accepting their physical limitations. The acceptance and the willingness to share own strengths has brought them back to almost normal life. Then why do most of us physically fit couples fight and are unhappy? Most of have invisible flaws in our personalities. Since they are not visible we tend to ignore them. The flaws may not be visible but they are apparent through our behaviour. Why do we not help each other out with our strengths rather than find faults with each other? Will that not make life more productive and beautiful? It is left to each one of us to introspect and decide how we can help our spouse. There would many areas in which this is possible. The synergy would make life wonderful for all of us.