“I am dark but lovely” (SS 1:5)
“Jonathan, son of Saul, had a son who was lame in both feet ... he fell and became disabled. His name was Mephibosheth” (2 Sam 4:4). He must have surely thought, “If only my father had won the war, if only my nurse had carried me safely, if only my servant was faithful ...” He also could have thought, “Thank God I was saved when so many were killed, thank God I found grace in David’s eyes ...”
May be you are handicapped and unable to do what a normal person does like the hunch-backed woman (Lk 13:11). But you can always use your full potential. Instead of saying, “If,” capitalize on what you have. If you don’t have your legs, you have your arms. If you don’t have your eyes, you have your hands to read Braille. In this century there are multiple opportunities to those who are pushy. Explore the possibilities. Go to a government office and find out any schemes available for the differently abled. Search the Google for organizations that help the handicapped. Visit them. Educate yourself. Go to school even though it may be difficult and pursue college education. You can do any course. Explore job opportunities. Holding a job will lift you up out of your self-pity.
Self-pity will kill you. Read the life stories of people who overcame their disabilities to become achievers like Joni, N.L. Beno Zephine the blind IAS Officer and Hussain Bolt and be inspired. More than anything learn to enjoy the small pleasures of life. Get married if you can, develop a hobby; visit places; have friends and praise God for your handicap. Your body may be disabled but your mind is perfect. So you can make your future better than the present, and every person has a personal, moral responsibility to make it so.
A tyre had a missing piece. It went rolling down the road slowly, bumping all the way, trying to find its missing piece. A butterfly sat on him and talked a while. It enjoyed the breeze and smiled at the wild flowers and meeting friends all the way. Then suddenly on the roadside it found its missing piece and fitted it perfectly. So on it went whirrr ... It had no time to chat with anyone, nor enjoy nature. He was too fast for a butterfly to land. When it arrived at its destination, he was sad and threw off the missing piece. “I am much better off without you,” said the handicapped tyre and went for a walk, smiling all the way! In acceptance is peace.
Dr. Lilian Stanley
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91 9843511943
lilianstanley@gmail.com
Blessing Youth Mission
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91-416-2242943, +91-416-2248943
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To buy books written by Dr. Lilian Stanley, kindly reach to us in the follwing address
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21/11 West Coovam River Road,
Chintadripet,
Chennai 600 002, India.
+91-44-28450411, 8806270699
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“I am dark but lovely” (SS 1:5)
“Jonathan, son of Saul, had a son who was lame in both feet ... he fell and became disabled. His name was Mephibosheth” (2 Sam 4:4). He must have surely thought, “If only my father had won the war, if only my nurse had carried me safely, if only my servant was faithful ...” He also could have thought, “Thank God I was saved when so many were killed, thank God I found grace in David’s eyes ...”
May be you are handicapped and unable to do what a normal person does like the hunch-backed woman (Lk 13:11). But you can always use your full potential. Instead of saying, “If,” capitalize on what you have. If you don’t have your legs, you have your arms. If you don’t have your eyes, you have your hands to read Braille. In this century there are multiple opportunities to those who are pushy. Explore the possibilities. Go to a government office and find out any schemes available for the differently abled. Search the Google for organizations that help the handicapped. Visit them. Educate yourself. Go to school even though it may be difficult and pursue college education. You can do any course. Explore job opportunities. Holding a job will lift you up out of your self-pity.
Self-pity will kill you. Read the life stories of people who overcame their disabilities to become achievers like Joni, N.L. Beno Zephine the blind IAS Officer and Hussain Bolt and be inspired. More than anything learn to enjoy the small pleasures of life. Get married if you can, develop a hobby; visit places; have friends and praise God for your handicap. Your body may be disabled but your mind is perfect. So you can make your future better than the present, and every person has a personal, moral responsibility to make it so.
A tyre had a missing piece. It went rolling down the road slowly, bumping all the way, trying to find its missing piece. A butterfly sat on him and talked a while. It enjoyed the breeze and smiled at the wild flowers and meeting friends all the way. Then suddenly on the roadside it found its missing piece and fitted it perfectly. So on it went whirrr ... It had no time to chat with anyone, nor enjoy nature. He was too fast for a butterfly to land. When it arrived at its destination, he was sad and threw off the missing piece. “I am much better off without you,” said the handicapped tyre and went for a walk, smiling all the way! In acceptance is peace.
Dr. Lilian Stanley
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91 9843511943
lilianstanley@gmail.com
Blessing Youth Mission
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91-416-2242943, +91-416-2248943
hq@bymonline.org
www.bymonline.org
Click here for more options
To buy books written by Dr. Lilian Stanley, kindly reach to us in the follwing address
Blessing Literature Centre
21/11 West Coovam River Road,
Chintadripet,
Chennai 600 002, India.
+91-44-28450411, Mob:8806270699
blc@bymonline.org
