Why donate eyes?
Finally I got my eye donor card. So now officially I have pledged my eyes.
When My cousin saw the card he said,”Why don’t you just donate your one eye to some one? you can live with one eye easily.” I felt offended but as I respect him a lot I didn’t say anything. Even my mom was mad at me for this. Amazingly my dad, whom I consider the most conservative person on earth, said, “Its your life. If your innerself finds it good then it must be good. Dont worry about your mom.” Thanks Dad.
So this is just a marketing post, post to promote good thing called pledging your eyes, not to promote shameless Kumar Chetan Sharma.
Lets start the process. So I wont ask you to pledge your eyes. Its your own decision. You do it for yourself not for me and not for anyone else. I can just help you in some things.
Point 1.
Prepare your parents and your near and dear ones for this. No one will allow to temper his/her loved one’s dead body. But what is the meaning of a dead body. I am not religious. Known atheist. But one book I will recommend reading is Shree Mad Bhagwad Geeta. The book will not ask you to worship idols, images or read those mantras. It simply says, do your duty, dont hurt any one. This body is like a piece of cloth that will be burned, according to Hindu customs, and will be merged into atmosphere. If you are a Hindu, this will convince your loved ones. Don’t pledge your eyes if your loved ones don’t allow you. In my case I had to give n reasons to convince my mom and dad. My mom even slapped me for this. Anyway. But prepare your folks for this.
Point 2.
Let every one know that you have pledged your eyes. Yes tell it. The point is not to boast about it but to educate every one about it. Make people think that this is not a big deal. Any one can do this. The basic advantage is that in case you die every one will remember that you have pledged your eyes and it was your utmost desire that your eyes may be reused.
Point 3.
Keep your eye donor card with you always. Why? Common sense. This game called life can be over any second. I am not sure I will survive to type 4th point. So being a true IT Guy I will suggest U keep Backup and keep UR eye donor card with you always.
Point 4.
Take care of the eyes you are currently using. I have perfect eyesight. But I will be still going to see a doctor this week for a small eye surgery. This surgery is pending for last 9-10 months. But in all my eye tests docs have given me a clean chit.
There is one design principle. Re-usability. My eyes can be reused then why waste them. I re-use my code libraries. So whats wrong with eyes. Last year I filled the uniform donors form and submitted the same in PGI. I am not looking for some praises. I just want people to realise that a human life is more precious. Your eyes will be wasted. Pledge them. It costs nothing.
Locate nearest eyebank to your city in India -> http://www.ebai.org/html/admin/md_report.asp
The uniform donors form -> http://www.lvpei.org/pdfs/uniformdonorpledge.pdf
If you are lazy to download and print the form contact me. I will print and send the form for you. Now enough. Go ahead and do it. Need any help on this issue mail me.
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Hai nice Blog there. Well donating Eyes can be a problem for the family members. It will be fine if we realise that when one id dead the soul who used the body is no nore there, they are being useful to others even in their death. Imagine you had an old shirt. and your new shirt just lost a button, wouldnt you take the button from the old shirt and fix it on the new one so that ou can use the new shirt for longer? Isnt it just the same? My God! I have met so many people who are just scared to let a family member donate Blood!!! Giving away without expecting anything back is something not everyone can do.
Niceee…I’ve donated all of my body…take the liver, take the heart, take my eyes and let me live forever…yes, everybody knows agent smith…he is among us..wink wink
Really inspiring one………
“Sow a thought, and you reap an act;
Sow an act, and you reap a habit;
Sow a habit, and you reap a character;
Sow a character, and you reap a destiny. ”
Charles Reade,
English Novelist.
” Doubt sees the obstacles
Faith sees the way.
Doubt sees the darkest night.
Faith sees the day.
Doubt dreads to take a step.
Faith soars on high.
Doubt questions,’Who believes’?
Faith answers,’I’.”
-Author I donno.
When i speak of the bouncy portrait
- I mean the little purple
monster!!!
this was a good one…im up for it
Thats a good job u hv done ….I have already signed up for all the things that can be donated….at least if we are not able to leave behind something of ours…at least these things will keep us alive through others…!
awesome kind thing that one can do to other human kind.
Good job appreciated…
cheers
Hi Chetan…
So nice of u. U’ve donated ur eyes to someone. Actually I think ur option is better than to be burnt. But also as important as we need to convince our loved ones too.
I really appreciate your decision Sir.. and I promise, I will try (in fact, will convince) to convince my folks too!
@ Kaddu the hunk: I appreciate your thoughts.