Value points :
• Man of genius
• Sweetest privilege of Helen’s life to know him and converse with him.
• He broadened Helen’s horizon.
• He never tried to limit her thoughts about religion.
• He taught Helen on special creed.
• Explained to Helen that there is only one Universal Religion – The Religion of Love.
• Helen’s closeness to Bishop Brooks enlarged Helen’s heart and she was ready to embrace all humanity.
• Lessons taught by him left an indelible impression on Helen’s heart and broadened her outlook and thinking.
• A true preacher and a noble soul.
Detailed Answer :
Bishop Brooks was in Helen’s words, one among many of the ‘men of genius’ with whom she had the pleasure of acquaintance. He has the sweetest privilege of Helen’s life. She knows him well and converse with him. As a child, Helen used to love sitting on his knees and clasping the great hand in her own just as Miss Sullivan spelled out his beautiful words about God and the spiritual world. She would listen with the wondrous delight of a child, her spirit could not reach up to his but he would give her a real sense of joy in life. He broadened Helen’s horizon of developing thought process. He never tried to limit her thoughts about religion. Once, when she had been puzzled by the existence of so many religions in the world, Bishop Brooks had told her that there was one universal religion, the religion of love, the love owed to their Heavenly Father with whole heart and soul and the love owed to every child of God, remembering that the possibilities of good were far greater than that of evil. Bishop Brooks’ life was an illustration of his philosophy, love and the widest knowledge blended with faith in his noble soul giving him an insight into life. Helen’s closeness to Bishop Brooks enlarged Helen’s heart and she was ready to embrace all humanity. The lessons taught by him left an indelible impression on Helen’s heart and broadened her outlook and thinking. Bishop Brooks had not taught Helen any special creed or dogma. He had impressed upon her the two great ideas of the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man, which she came to believe as the overarching truths of her life. Bishop Brooks had taught her the creed of love. Really, He is a true preacher and noble soul.
