Sight or Vision?

"It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision." 

 This is a quote from one of the most outstanding and remarkable women I have ever read about. You would agree with me that she must have been motivated and inspired to make such a insightful quote probably based on what she has seen and places she had been throughout her lifetime.
On the contrary, she had an illness when she was just 19 months old which left her deaf and blind. Now you are wondering how a person that was both blind and deaf at the same time, at a tender age could grow up to deliver such a remarkable quote as the one we have up there.
Fortunately, she had a loving and caring family that helped her develop her home signs language. Then a true companion came along; Anne Sullivan, one who I would call a miracle worker, began to teach our little girl step by step till she was able to symbolize every word and item in little Helen's world and gave her a vocabulary not too different from what every other child her age had.

Anne and Little Helen

"I can see, and that is why I can be happy, in what you call the dark, but which to me is golden. I can see a God-made world, not a man-made world."

Helen had challenges, it wasn't her fault, we don't know if her parents were the cause. But they didn't give up. Anne Sullivan didn't lose hope either. And even young Helen was untiring and very willing to go beyond her bounds of sight and audibility.  Her works, her quotes, her touch, her deeds and her belief are still much relevant and significant today. She touched lives. I never met her in person but I'm touched. You're about to be touched by a rare angel. President Obama was touched by her when he used one of her quotes in saying;

 "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." 

He added the "Yes we can" part. Helen became one of the world's most prolific speakers and authors. Imagine a deaf-blind person turning out to be a notable Orator, Rights Activist, Politician and disabled peoples' Charity/Welfare Organizer. In her days, it was enough set-back if you were a woman, not to mention a disabled woman. But she didn't let all that put her down. She was willing to make herself useful and she succeeded.

She went on to bag one of America's highest honours for a civilian, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Not to mention the order honours and posthumous awards to her name. She was even framed to money. What more can I say? Our lil' Helen made a name for herself, with the believe in God (though she had excuse to doubt Him), with the support of a loving family, with the companionship of a persevering friend, Anne, and most especially, her self-determination.
I feel like taking my eyes and ears out 

Helen Keller

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." -  Helen Keller
 

I'm inspired...are you?

winners don't know how to quit

A little girl, the 20th of 22 children (can you beat that?) was born prematurely and her chance of survival was more than slim. At age four (4), she contracted double pneumonia and scarlet fever which left her paralyzed in her left leg.  

When she was nine (9) years old, she removed the metal leg brace she had been dependent on and began to learn to walk without it. At 13, she had perfected a steady walk which the doctors said was a miracle.
Did she stop there? Let's find out.
Some years later, she got interested in athletics. She ventured into racing (running), but even with all her best, she always came out last. Everyone told her to quit, but she kept on running and coming out last.

But one day, she eventually won a race, then another one and then another.

From then on, she won every race she registered for. Eventually, this little girl, went on to win three (3) Olympic Gold medals.

What a feat!

Now who's she? She is no other than the 1960 Summer Olympics gold medal winner, the first American woman to win three gold medals in an event, let's give it up for the winner

Wilma Rudolph

are you inspired?