HELEN'S ROAD TO PERSEVERANCE
By: Zahra Nabavi
WHAT IT FELT LIKE
Helen Keller couldn’t remember the warm, golden rays of the sun or the clear, the cool streams of water. She couldn’t remember the wavy, wonderfully green grass or the shadow of huge trees and the smile of beautiful flowers. Worst of all, Helen couldn’t understand and could not be understood, so when Anne Sullivan taught her signs in American Sign Language, Helen finally realized what signals meant what words. Her dark and lonely world was shattered and she entered into the world around her, a world of color, happiness, light, and life. Helen was going to be understood. She wouldn’t start temper tantrums and wouldn’t behave poorly anymore because Helen could communicate with others now. She could actually feel and know what the things around her were. Helen could finally make meaning of the world outside hers. Better yet, since Helen could start truly learning, she would be determined to even learn more. She would not yield yet. This was only the start of a tremendous journey. This would lead to Helen finding goals and striving to achieve them.
HELEN KELLER AS AN OLDER PERSON