Sunday, April 5, 2009

Ditch the "Dis-" in Disable

Disabled you say? Your not disabled unless you undoubtedly believe that you are one. You, yourself defines your capacity to live. Sky is the limit they say, how true is this depends on you. I live my years not thinking and not appreciating what I have. I was not born with any physical disability and I have never really stop and think how different my life would have been. I think it's natural to say that it could have been worst and that it would have been difficult to get where I am today. I hated when my classmates teased me and called me names. I hated the fact that I was not the best with the sports I want to play. I hated myself for not being smart and talented. I hated a lot of things. Now, I feel that I was just being selfish and did not even consider how those who does not have what I have feel. It is sad that I beat myself from things that seem to be out of my reach where there are those who were born limited. Its true anything is possible but I can't help but to say that being born with a disability just defy this idea of sky is the limit. If the idea of all human being were created equal, then I believe that we all think, have certain preference, goals, dreams, and many more. These are all similarities that we have and these may all be aimed for something else but the function of it all and the capacity to have them. We all have the potential for a specific goal or dream but if we have a limiter then it's something else. I am not saying its impossible it just means that we need to work twice as hard as those who are gifted or were born normal for that sake.
I really think that though it may show that someone has a disability it doesn't mean that they are disabled. Ok so they are different from how we look and they show certain behaviors that we don't have. I really do not know how to label them but I know their not disabled unless they treat or believe that they themselves are disabled. There are many types of "Disability" and I think that these disabilities are just minor set backs to their identity.

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