2 in 1 Essay. 1. Story of Blind Man 2. Story of Dr. Edward Jenner

Blind Man alone at a Pedestrian Crossing

It was evening and Abu, the old blind man, stood alone at a pedestrian crossing. He wanted to cross over to the other side of the road. Presently the light turn green for pedestrian but Abu did not dare to cross. He was not sure whether it was safe to do so.

The lights then changed to red for Abu and the traffic moved past him. Abu stood patiently beside the road. After a minute or so the lights turned green again for him but still he did not cross. He was just too afraid to do so because he was not sure whether he would make it safely to the other side.

Altogether the lights changed a total of three times, before a kind man on a motorcycle passed by and saw Abu’s plight. Raju, the motorcyclist. Was on his way home from work he saw Abu standing pathetically by the side of the road. Raju stopped and ask Abu if Abu wanted to cross the road. Abu said yes.

So when the lights next turned green for pedestrians, Raju led Abu by the hand over to the other side of the road.

A Story of Preventing Smallpox

Dr Edward Jenner (1749-1823) was a doctor Gloucestershire, England. At that time smallpox was a common killer disease that took the lives of many people, especially infants and young children. There was no effective treatment for the disease.

Edward Jenner observed that people with cowpox, a mild disease, did not contract smallpox. In 1796, he performed a daring experiment of inoculating a young boy with pus taken from a milkmaid with cowpox. The boy did not contract smallpox. He coined the word “vaccination” for his treatment. He subsequently vaccinated more people, including his son and proved the effectiveness of his treatment beyond all doubt. People inoculated with the cowpox vaccine became immune to smallpox.

As a result of Jenner’s stupendous discovery, smallpox was gradually eradicated. In 1980, the world was officially declared free from smallpox.