Sunday, July 10, 2011

The Running Boy

Assalamualaikum and Salam bloggers :)
Happy to have another post today..Just a simple and short one actually..I just want to share a movie "Marathon : running boy"..It's a Korean movie and it is been made a long long time already LOL..but just finish the whole movie...It is a movie based on a true Autistic Man who run the marathon and set records, unbelievably never been attempted by any other man of his age let alone individuals with Autism...It shows that pure determination, hard work, supports and understanding can push one special person to achieve beyond our expectation. Plus, it didn't hurt that he love to run. So, check the net, watch it on youtube, and hopefully you'll be inspired as I do...
Enjoy

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Well Known People with Disabilities

Assalamualaikum and Salam Bloggers everyone..
Sorry for the long absence, been very busy plus having a writer block this few weeks (months) LOL..so here I am back for my newest entry..
Not all individual with disabilities stuck and depends on other for the continuation of their life. Some exceed beyond expectation and flourish to become one of well known people in the world...
So I have searched and compiled a few special individuals, who I hope can inspire us that our special children can also achieve greatness in their life :)
1.Helen Keller
   - Helen Adam Keller is hearing and sight impaired (hate to use deaf and blind). I remembered seeing her movie back then when I was in primary school (long long time). Her parents hired a teacher, Annie Sullivan (I wish I could be like her sobs) who constantly teach and guide Helen to learn about communication and everything. She will teach Helen by spelling words using sign language on the palm of her hands. It was a tremendous and very challenging journey, for both of them. At the end, Helen was able to learn and earn a degree and become a well known author, lecturer and political activist. Take that for a person who can't see nor hear...
2.Albert Enstein
 - The first story I heard about Albert was when I was in high school. It was very intriguing and fascinating :) Here, we know him as the smartest man in the world yet he only learn how to speak at the age of 3. Surely this is a clear sign of a children with delay speaking. And he was also suffered from dyslexia .Yet, through pure determination, passion and a lot of imagination, he manage to become one of the most respectful scientist of all time :)
3. Christy Brown
 - He was an Irish painter, author and poet...and he has cerebral palsy. What is cerebral palsy you may asked? it is a condition which hinder nervous and brain system which causes muscle contraction. Meaning individuals with cerebral palsy is limited in using their limbs. So, how can this man manage to paint or to write if his limbs were stiff or unable to move? Amazingly, he managed to do all those thing by using his LEFT FOOT..I myself can't even hold a pencil right using my left hand let alone a left foot. Yet, he able to do that. His mother was his mentor, she relentlessly coach him, teach him, speak and work with him since the very beginning which I believe is also the contributor of his success..
4. Ludwig Van Beethoven
 - He was considered as a music virtuoso and a protege of one of the greatest composer, Wolfgang Mozart. He gave his first performance when he was just eight years old. Geez, when I was eight years old the only song that I know was children rhymes LOL...He was hearing impaired..What?!..He was not born as hearing impaired person yet most of  his greatest composition was composed during him being hearing impaired..Moonlight sonata everyone :)
5. Loius Braille
- The inventor of Braille was also a vision impaired individuals. Accidentally stabbed his eyes when he was young with his father's awl. Through his disabilities, he created a way of vision impaired people to enable them to read and learn through their skin senses. If the accident was never occur, I don't think that vision impaired individuals will able to learn to read.

This are only a few well known person who has disabilities yet able to overcome the obstacle and achieve greatness in their lifetime. It make us see, that is no possibilities that are too impossible, no hardship that can't be overcome nor there are no giving up when the world don't believe in you. This amazing individuals shows that we all have what it takes to succeed...

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