Different but definitely able
“No arms, no legs, no worries.” This is how Nick Vujicic is inspiring the whole world. He was born in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia, having neither arms or legs without any medical explanation or warni ng.
After seeing the trailer video of Nickon YouTube, I was left in awe thinking how most of the time, each of us whine about all the things we don’t have, or how things do not turn out the way they should or as we expected them to. Actually, I couldn’t help but cry while watching the video, not because I feel pity for Nick, but because of my guilt for too much complaining about petty things and problems like having a bad hair day, having a pimple pop out of my face, or not being able to buy a new pair of shoes or a dress.
While we all worry about nonsensical things in our lives, let’s look at this amazing man, who might have probably just locked himself inside his room and avoided to mingle with everyone because of his physical disabilities. But instead he’s out there, giving inspirational talks all over the world, playing golf and even soccer, diving in a swimming pool, fishing and riding a speed boat. You might ask, how can he do all these things? Well, the answer is really simple. It is because he believes that he can. If you are as curious as the doubting Thomas, just simply watch Nick’s video on YouTube and see for yourself.
Nick says, “there were times when I looked at my life, and think I can’t do this I can’t do that and you keep on concentrating on the things that you wish you had, all the things you wish you didn’t have and you sort of forget what you do have. And there’s no point I believe in my life where I wish I had arms, legs… what I’ve seen in life is just to be thankful .”
Well, we don’t have to look far to see how persons with disabilities cope with life and inspire us to be thankful for what we have. Unlike Nick Vujicic who was already born without arms and legs, Deodel Morada who was nine years old when lost his arms and one leg after being electrocuted with a live wire from an electric post. Morada is from Albay and he can edit videos, can play basketball and even ride a skateboard.
Incidentally, I also have a student who was born with a cleft lip and palate. When I asked for volunteers for the individual reports,
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