ABLE – BUT DISABLED?

We are not born brave and heroic.
It is the result of a decision we make when
we choose to live lives based on noble principles,
inspired by courage and impelled by commitment.
Rich Ruffalo, who was a Paralympics’ gold medalist in discuss
gave a description of his challenges and life philosophy as:

I have RP, a genetic disease that causes you to slowly lose your vision,
like a slow leak in a tire. Thirteen years after I was diagnosed,
my lights went out. Today I am a raging bull. I haven’t even made a dent yet.
I took all my negative energy and focused it on doing positive things.
I don’t want to be remembered as a person who set world records for the blind, I want to be remembered as a person who helped others.

Disability is only a state of mind. In my opinion the human body is a container,
and the container comes in different sizes and shapes and colors.
Some have no hair, some are long and slender or short and stout.
Some have no headlights like me.
The most important thing to remember is that the
essence of our humanity is the spirit that lies within our containers.
We all have this spirit, and it is a reservoir of tremendous potential.
When you tap into this potential, you can move mountains.
And if you cant do that, you will still drill right through them.
It’s a choice we have to make at individual/personal level
to be able to utilize and capitalize the potential granted to us by our creator. Don’t just walk by in life, live and leave a mark t
he next generation to feel that someone really existed/lived.
If you are a parent, don’t just be a parent, but be a parent
who impacts a mark in the life of your kids.
My challenge to all is “are you able disabled?”.

By barinen