At the risk of sounding arrogant and boastful but, I am one of those people who are at peace with their bodies…actually, I love and cherish my sexy and curvaceous body.
With that being said, I still have those occasional days where I feel a little fat, ugly, too short, basically one of those self pity days, where I feel insecure about every part of my body.
However after I read a heartbreaking but inspirational article in yesterday paper, I suddenly realized how trivial I tend to be at times.
Here was a 25-year-old man who has no limbs but he hasn’t let that restrict him from enjoying life, fulfilling his goals and doing everything to the best of his ability. It made me think about all the trifling things that I always complain and mourn about, and how lazy I am.
This man has no arms or legs but has turned adversity into opportunity and now travels the world as a motivational speaker. He plays soccer, skateboards, swims, plays golf and even video games. I on the other hand can't swim (being black and all) too lazy to play any sports (always been since school) don’t know anything about video games, let alone technology and too lazy to join a dance group/school although I would really love to learn, especially now with shows like SCD and SYTYCD…
My question is why is it that we (able-bodied people) only appreciate our life and health when we see people that are deemed to be less fortunate than us.
-Why is it that we need other people misfortunes to make us appreciate ourselves.
-What part of your body are you insecure about and why.
-Given the opportunity would you change it?
-What is the one thing that you’ve always wanted to do, but always managed to procrastinate?
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