Srinagar, Oct. 24 -- I once saw a man with only one leg.

At first, I looked at him with the kind of sympathy that comes naturally when we see someone living with a physical disability. But then a strange question crossed my mind.

How does a man with one leg buy shoes?

Does he buy a single shoe, or does he purchase a pair like everyone else?

The question stayed with me longer than I expected. Perhaps it was because I had never thought about something so ordinary becoming so complicated in someone else's life.

One day, curiosity got the better of me, and I asked him.

"Brother, when you need new shoes, do you buy a single shoe or a complete pair?"

He smiled.

"A pair," he replied.

"A pair?" I asked in surprise. "But what do you do wi...