<p>Rahmat - it is not just any other word that you may randomly come across. It is a collection of letters. Which add up to translate into blessings, kindness, mercy and even prosperity.</p>
<p>And for Rahmat Ali, a third generation tailor from Parwaha, it has a divine meaning. He believes his name is God&rsquo;s way of showering him with &lsquo;Barkat&rsquo; or the blessings of prosperity and abundance.</p>
<p>It is &lsquo;naimatain fazal&rsquo; or God&rsquo;s blessing for him. The meaning of the name was one of his most significant ways of relating to God.</p>
<p>When he was&nbsp;<a href="../../why-blindness" target="_blank"><strong>diagnosed with cataracts</strong></a>, he believed his good &lsquo;karam&rsquo; or deeds and duties would bail him out.</p>
<h2><em>Moreover, when the widower came to us, his belief deepened.</em></h2>
<p>&nbsp;Many of his villagers had been here for eye operation before. They came to know about the existence of such an endeavour through our outreach team&rsquo;s efforts.</p>
<p>Some had heard the rickshaw announcements. Others had got to know through the advertisement leaflets. Many had our co-workers as neighbours and acquaintances.</p>
<p>A good number of people bumped into patients who had attended our eye camps in Parwaha earlier.</p>
<p>The benefited villagers say they are doing better after the corrective surgery/ surgeries.</p>
<p>They are trying to pull themselves together and take charge of their lives. They are trying to rise above poverty and despair and providing for their family.</p>
<p>They imagine&nbsp;<a href="../../about-us" target="_blank"><strong>Akhand Jyoti</strong></a>&nbsp;not merely as an eye hospital but as a&nbsp;<strong><a href="../../our-impact" target="_blank">pillar of support for the entire state of Bihar</a></strong>.</p>
<p>All this went a long way to help him muster the courage.</p>
<h2><em>Leaving his apprehensions behind, he came to us and later underwent surgery.</em></h2>
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<p>So the sexagenarian was thankful to his fellow villagers but more than that he was grateful to God.</p>
<p>He believed his &lsquo;sawab&rsquo; was what had brought him to us. In other words, the revival of vision in his right eye was a result of his spiritual merit.</p>
<p>The cataract removal operation was a reward.</p>
<p>It was a reward that accrued from his performance of good deeds and piety over the years.</p>
<p>Now the 65-year-old tailor wants to show &lsquo;rahmat&rsquo;, mercy and kindness, to others. He wants to weave a story of faith, positivity and good &lsquo;karam&rsquo;. He wants to inform as many cataract-affected villages as possible about Akhand Jyoti.</p>
<p>This, he thinks, will lead him to more &lsquo;sawab&rsquo; and will bear testimony to his allegiance to God.</p>
<p>He also opines the revival of vision will alleviate poverty from the state. The work-life balance will improve relationships and standards of living.</p>
<p>There&rsquo;s another thing that Rahmat Ali wants to do.</p>
<p>He intends to go to his tailoring shop and open it once again. The gap has been extended and devoid of any practice.</p>
<p>He has already resumed sewing at his home. He believes he still has it in him. Born into a family of tailors, sewing is not just a profession for him.</p>
<p>It is his passion and the window to his creativity. He thoroughly enjoyed his work before and can&rsquo;t wait to start again.</p>