2.10.08

Think again

Somewhere in this world there is a young man who lives with his mother. He carries a rare disease which holds a shape of round tumor-like bumps all over the body and face. He was only in his 20s. It was even hard to tell the gender of that young man due to the severe symptoms.

His spinal cord was out of place making him disabled to do everyday chores. As he walked with his slouched back he looked really discomforted and was in pain as he took his steps.

I do not know the name of this disease but it is very rare, and unfortuantely he has received this rare disease from his mother.
She too was suffering by the same disease. She says it hurts her more than anything to see her son inherit her rare disease.

What do we wish for in our 20s? I wish for good grades, getting rich, meeting a good girlfriend...wanting to have nice things etc.. Im sure most of people agree.

This young man had a different wish.

"I wish one day, I could carry my mother on my very own back and walk to places with my own strength"

This is a true story,
So what are you complaining about?
We tend to forget that there are people out there who are in much worse condition than us. We always think that our problem is the greatest problem in the world.
So lets think twice and appreciate what we have and let us not take anything for granted.

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