Friends, this is my own view regarding the Braille policy. Those people who do not know Braille or do not want to learn it—at least listen to us once and tell us what obstacle you are facing. After that, people will give you solutions and suggestions and will tell you the easiest way. But do not say bluntly that because we don’t know Braille, will we get employment or not? Friends, understand one thing clearly: if we do not learn Braille—and I am speaking for myself—then assume that no one will even recognize us. Because in rural areas, when we read the Reliance Foundation magazine by touch, people watch very carefully and attentively and think, “Brother, this is really something to think about—he can actually read.” Now there has been a lot of awareness among people. Many people even take training. Earlier, when we used to go to teach in places like Banaras and Durgapur for B.Ed., the B.Ed. students would bring tactile maps, and on one side there would be writing in Braille. You tell me, what is this? We would tell them that this is the map of India, or the map of a state, or the map of a mountain. So friends, do not neglect learning Braille. We would say, brother, learn Braille in whatever way you can—if you can learn it, then learn it. But do not say that if we don’t know Braille, will we get this or that, will we get employment or not. Without Braille, our life is incomplete. Friends, the way of life we live is completely incomplete without Braille—it is not whole. Our Braille script is our eyes; understand it that way.
