I say there is a reason for every breath and There is a reason for our eyes to see “There must then be a reason why bees go to the beehive to deposit honey and not to the sewer to collect honey For that very same reason there is a reason for children that then become adults that have special needs Some may believe that those children are here to learn something I believe that we are here to learn something from each child that comes to the world with special needs These youngsters were in the womb of the universe for centuries before being born They were in the womb of their mother while mother cradled hopes of running after a toddler and watching their child fly a kite
The parents of children with special needs have special needs that need to be met by the rest of us It might be a bowl of love at their doorstep every day As mother takes teenage daughter to bathe No longer an infant that is easy to handle Now the weight of the daughter is more than mother can bear But never the less, mother is mother May it be in providing food that father helps or in cradling daughter after a nightmare Both parents of the special needs children need to be treated with special care
I salute the state in which there is true equality for all Where there are ramps going to mosques synagogues and churches Candles may be lit as children dream of passing the torch of truth to us through their eyes May I learn to hear the music between each and every wink of their eyes Mothers and fathers I honor your courage and I am not sure if it is destiny or the laws of the universe that have made it so With that I hold my breath for a moment just to feel what a day of a life other than mine might feel like” - Bahareh Amidi