No arms, no
legs, no problem .Imagine being born without arms. No arms to wrap around
someone, no hands to experience touch, or to hold another hand with. Or what
about being born without legs? Having no ability to dance, walk, run, or even
stand on two feet. Now put both of those scenarios together: no arms and no
legs. What would you do? How would that effect your everyday life?.Thats
Nicholas james vujicic speaking to you.would you believe him? Well, you would rather do coz that is the
life that he has had to content with, he doest survive, he doest complain, he
lives his life to the fullest. The eldest child of a Serbian family Vujicic
was born in Brisbane, Australia
with Tetra-amelia. He was limbless,
missing both arms at shoulder level, as well as legless. His feet were toeless
except for two toes on one foot. Initially, his parents were devastated, though
Vujicic was otherwise healthy.Originally prohibited by Victoria state law from
attending a mainstream school because of his physical disability, even though he was not mentally
impaired,
Vujicic became one of the first disabled students integrated into a mainstream school, once the
laws changed.
Bullied
at school, Vujicic grew depressed and by the age of 8, contemplated suicide. At age 10, he tried
to drown himself in 4 inches of water, but did not go through with it out
of love for his parents. After praying to grow arms and legs, Vujicic
eventually realized that his accomplishments could inspire others – and became
grateful for his life key turning point came when his mother showed him a
newspaper article about a man dealing with a severe disability. Vujicic
realized he wasn't unique in his struggle and began to embrace and transcend his
disability.
He
began to master the daily tasks of life. He learned to write using the two toes
on his left foot with a special grip that slid onto his big toe. He learned to
use a computer and type using the "heel and toe" method. He learned
to throw tennis balls, play drum pedals, get himself a glass of water, comb his
hair, brush his teeth, answer the phone and shave.
In
grade seven he was elected captain of his school and worked with the student
council on fund-raising events for local charities and disability campaigns.
When
he was seventeen, he started to give talks at his prayer group and eventually started his non-profit organization, Life Without Limbs.
Vujicic graduated from university at the age of 21 with a double major in Accounting and Financial Planning. Subsequently he
became a motivational speaker, travelling
internationally and focusing on teen issues. Having addressed over three
million people in over 24 countries on five continents,he speaks to corporate audiences, congregations and schools
and has been here in Kenya. Nick is now Maried to Kanae Miyahara and they have one son named Kuboshi.
Watching
his videos in youtube, I kept on asking myself, why do we place limitations on our own lives, why cant we live a life without limits.If Nick can make it, why not me? I will make it,
afterall my motto has been and will always be “ I can do all things through
Christ who strengthens me” what about
you?
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