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I never asked why did this happened to me, instead I thought why not me? Why should I be exempt from what happens to countless other humans?
Happiness does not come without loss nor suffering, therefore we should accept the world that God gives us and accept it with love, because having physical capabilities intact but struggling to find a happy place mentally, emotionally & spiritually, is more paralyzing than sitting in a wheelchair.
Another example I have learned to be so accurate is “never judge a book by its cover”, because I met so many amazing people while volunteering at the Metrohealth trauma survivors network, and elsewhere that survived traumas only the strongest can and that left many with invisible inner scars. so despite being in a wheelchair with never ending excruciating back pain I try not to forget that there are people among us walking with inner scars that may hurt lot worse , and my hope is that everyone realizes that It is a gift to exist and with existence comes suffering, there’s no escaping that. Suffering allows us to relate to one another, which allows us to connect with others, which allows us to love more deeply and to understand what it’s like to be a human being if it’s true that all humans suffer.