“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.
MISS OH Siew May, 38, walks with an awkward gait and speaks with great difficulty.
She was born with cerebral palsy, a condition caused by brain damage which affects her muscular control and coordination. Her disability has made her an easy target for taunts, cruel jokes and discrimination.
As if her lot in life were not bad enough, she has also experienced more than her fair share of tragedy and difficulty. A high fever rendered one of her four siblings mentally impaired while cancer robbed her of her doting father and her best friend.
However, Miss Oh chooses not to wallow in self pity but to chase and live her dreams. In 2005, she successfully climbed Mount Kinabalu in East Malaysia, which at 4,095m above sea level is one of the highest mountains in South-east Asia.
