A mother's letter about her daughter's problem received the most wonderful reply

"One question that I have been asked since even before I can remember is "Since when are you a left-hander?" This question is laced with a variety of emotions- surprise, shock, and astonishment. The fact that I'm a left-handed surprises people and this question surprises me because there's actually no point to the question." (Tarini Tandon)

Tarini's statement should come as no surprise to you. We are so used to believing that being right-handed is the way to be that we completely disregard what it means to be left-handed. In an everyday world where every single aspect, article, custom is designed especially for right-handed people, be it which hand to put the wedding ring on, to which hand is to be used to wipe your ass after taking a dump, that we forget how left-handed people struggle.

This letter from a mother explaining how her 4-year-old daughter faces problem while doing something simple like sharpening her pencil will probably make you understand it better :

Thank you for all your warm and wonderful responses but I'm so sorry I'm unable to reply individually as they are coming in every minute! Sharing the mother's FB post @NatarajPencils @ApsaraPencils pic.twitter.com/Yu3AYtLa2V

— Shilpa Rathnam (@shilparathnam) December 15, 2017

And the best part is, Hindustan Pencils replied to the mother. This is what they had to say:

This letter from Hindustan pencils to a mother who wrote to them about the needs of her left-handed daughter is so heartwarming. It made my day, and not just because I know the kind man behind this gesture. This is a ray of sunshine in our bleak and callous times. pic.twitter.com/4Hfu0bGg1M

— Shilpa Rathnam (@shilparathnam) December 15, 2017

Being left handed in the monopoly of right-handed isn't easy, especially if you are a kid, and other kids are all same and you are different. We all know that school can be a pretty bad experience for people who do not 'blend' in.

The Book of the Hand says, "Children do not understand the difference between left or right until they are about 6 years old. However, a baby at its seventh month of life begins to favour one or the other hand. Until that age they are bimanual…"

So, being right-handed isn't so natural at all.

But the letter is a ray of sunshine for sure-gestures like this make you want to believe in the genuine nature of people after all.