“QUIT! GIVE UP! YOU’RE BEATEN!”
They shout and plead,
There’s just too much against you now,
this time you can’t succeed.
And as I start to hang my head
in front of failure’s face,
My downward fall is broken
by the memory of a race.
And hope refills my weakened
will as I recall that scene.
For just the thought of that short
race rejuvenates my being.
A children’s race, young boys, young men;
now I remember well.
Excitement, sure, but also fear;
it wasn’t hard to tell.
They all lined up so full of hope. Each thought to win that race.
Or tie for first, or if not that, at least take second place.
And fathers watched from off the side, each cheering for his son.
And each boy hoped to show his dad that he would be the one.
His name is Nick Vujicic and he’s 25 years old. He was born without arms or legs and given no medical reason for this condition. He has faced with countless challenges and obstacles and never had he limit his life and doing with his disability
To a certain extent, we all have some form of “disability” in our lives. For some of us, the only disability we have is the disability between our 2 ears i.e. the disability in our minds…& we constantly limit our own potential. For others like Nick, the difference is: their “disability” is visible, that’s all.
Helen Keller once said this when a reporter asked her what could be worse than being blind? She replied: “To have sight & not see.” Helen Keller was blind but she had a vision of her future and she went on to become one of the most famous authors & speakers around the world. Until today, her legacy remains. Yet, there are many who have sight but no vision
Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow”. Nick Vujicic - we salute you for your courage and strength.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate,
Our deepest fear
Is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness,
That most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I
To be brilliant, gorgeous,
Talented, and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
So that other people
Won’t feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest
The glory of God that is within us.
It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give other people
Permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.
