[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.52,0:00:02.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many ears do you have? Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.77,0:00:03.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two! Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.77,0:00:05.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many ears do you need? Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.77,0:00:07.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a trickier question. Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.50,0:00:11.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, a boy or a girl\Ncan hear with only one ear. Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.80,0:00:15.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ales was born in Belarus\Nwith hearing in only one ear. Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.98,0:00:18.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ales was born a month early. Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.41,0:00:20.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He didn't weigh as much as other babies. Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.77,0:00:22.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When he was three months old, Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.57,0:00:25.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his mother took him to a doctor for tests. Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.12,0:00:27.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During those tests, the doctor found Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.25,0:00:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Ales could only hear with one ear. Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.80,0:00:32.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ales' mother was shocked. Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.84,0:00:34.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She worked with children who were deaf. Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.82,0:00:38.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She loved them just as much\Nas she loved children who could hear. Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.79,0:00:41.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But she never imagined that her own child Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.75,0:00:45.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wouldn't be able to hear with two ears. Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.19,0:00:48.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She thought that the doctor\Nmust have made a mistake. Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.22,0:00:50.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because she worked\Nwith children who couldn't hear, Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.90,0:00:53.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she also knew how to run hearing tests. Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.02,0:00:57.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, she ran a hearing test on little Ales. Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.63,0:01:01.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The tests showed that Ales\Nreally couldn't hear with both ears. Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.15,0:01:05.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Ales' mother\Nstill didn't want to believe it. Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.15,0:01:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She took him to a special hospital Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.98,0:01:09.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for children with hearing difficulties. Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.29,0:01:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The doctor ran his own test. Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.12,0:01:13.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ales' mother watched\Nthe tests on a monitor. Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.84,0:01:16.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She saw deep inside Ales' ears. Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.59,0:01:19.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One ear looked normal; \Nthe other one didn't. Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.90,0:01:22.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She saw that nothing\Ncould be done to help. Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.84,0:01:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She began to cry. Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.72,0:01:27.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The doctor, however, \Ndidn't want to see her tears. Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.18,0:01:30.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Why are you crying?" he said, gruffly. Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.72,0:01:33.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Your son can hear with one ear, \Nand that's enough." Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.05,0:01:36.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Back home, Ales' mother cried and cried. Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.94,0:01:38.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then she talked to God. Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.88,0:01:41.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Why did You allow this to happen?"\Nshe asked. Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.05,0:01:45.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After a while, she turned on\Nsome music on her phone. Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.20,0:01:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A beautiful hymn started playing. Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.31,0:01:50.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was called, "Nearer, My God, to Thee." Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.74,0:01:54.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ales' mother had heard the hymn\Nmany times since she was a little girl. Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.88,0:01:57.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But for the first time, she understood Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.21,0:01:59.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that God really was near her. Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.93,0:02:02.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It felt good to know that God was near. Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.93,0:02:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But she still didn't want to believe Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.64,0:02:06.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Ales would never hear with one ear. Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.78,0:02:09.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She kept on talking to God. Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.73,0:02:12.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You can do anything," she said. Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.38,0:02:15.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"If You gave life to my son\Nwith only one ear, Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.47,0:02:19.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You could heal him\Nand give him life with two ears." Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.74,0:02:22.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three months passed, \Nand Ales' father had a birthday. Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.90,0:02:24.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He didn't want a cake for his birthday. Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.85,0:02:26.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He didn't want any presents. Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.56,0:02:29.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He only wanted Ales\Nto hear with both ears. Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.20,0:02:32.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Our son will hear," he said. Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.60,0:02:35.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"God will do this as a gift\Nfor my birthday." Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.09,0:02:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They prayed and took Ales to the hospital Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.60,0:02:40.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for another hearing test. Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.55,0:02:43.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was nowhere to sit\Nwhile they waited. Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.22,0:02:45.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ales' mother carried him in her arms, Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.50,0:02:46.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he felt so heavy. Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.100,0:02:48.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, the doctor called them in. Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.94,0:02:50.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When he finished the test, he said, Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.78,0:02:53.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Your son can hear perfectly\Nwith both ears!" Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.84,0:02:57.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ales' mother couldn't believe {\i1}her{\i0} ears. Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.77,0:02:59.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was so happy. Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.64,0:03:02.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"This is a miracle of God!" she exclaimed. Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.81,0:03:05.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Indeed, it was a miracle. Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.10,0:03:08.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ales' mother had seen\Ninside his ears on the monitor Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.30,0:03:09.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,three months earlier. Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.75,0:03:12.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She had seen\Nthat no doctor could help Ales. Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.64,0:03:15.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the Great Physician, Jesus Christ, Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.19,0:03:16.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had healed her boy, Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.44,0:03:19.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now he could hear with both ears. Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.46,0:03:22.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ales' father wept with joy at the news. Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.67,0:03:24.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was so happy that God had given him Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.87,0:03:27.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such a wonderful gift on his birthday. Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.29,0:03:30.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, Ales is six years old, Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.84,0:03:33.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he can hear perfectly well\Nwith both ears. Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.86,0:03:36.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He uses his ears to learn Bible verses. Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.50,0:03:39.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He uses his ears to learn songs. Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.17,0:03:42.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He would like to use his ears\Nto learn to become a doctor Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.85,0:03:45.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to help other boys and girls. Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.56,0:03:49.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He knows that his hearing\Nis a gift from God.