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LOOK AT YOURSELF AFTER WATCHING THIS.mp4 (Original Post) dipsydoodle Dec 2012 OP
Very inspiring. PotatoChip Dec 2012 #1
Amazing. Thanks for posting. geckosfeet Dec 2012 #2
Wow fasttense Dec 2012 #3
I was thinking the same thing about the thalidomide. n/t RebelOne Dec 2012 #28
Wow. Just wow. n/t loudsue Dec 2012 #4
Pretty amazing Lifelong Protester Dec 2012 #5
Good looking chappie. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #6
I absolutely mean no pun in this at all. Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2012 #7
I already rec'd but will gladly kick again. Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2012 #8
There is a special peace that lives inside folks who are thankful for what they DO have. n/t agracie Dec 2012 #9
This should have 1000 recs demwing Dec 2012 #10
Crying now. kaiden Dec 2012 #11
Yeah, me too. n/t RebelOne Dec 2012 #27
I feel more grateful, stronger, more focused duhneece Dec 2012 #12
Thank you for this post, silentwarrior Dec 2012 #13
the range of emotions on the faces of these children says it all! mountain grammy Dec 2012 #14
talk about getting one's perspective back... amazing person... so INSPIRING! secondwind Dec 2012 #15
Wow. Thank you. mac56 Dec 2012 #16
Amazing. Thanks! Melissa G Dec 2012 #17
Thank you for sharing. nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #18
awesome Kyad06 Dec 2012 #19
Wonderful and inspirational. Jennicut Dec 2012 #20
wow! cate94 Dec 2012 #21
Amazing and Inspirational! n/t jreal Dec 2012 #22
Nick Vujicic is a phenomenal human being Shankapotomus Dec 2012 #23
I wish I hadn't just been peeling onions before this.....nft plethoro Dec 2012 #24
Remarkable Smilo Dec 2012 #25
Got me crying, but the smile he has, is gratitude for being alive. freshwest Dec 2012 #26
Obviously just a ploy to get girls to hug him. OK, seriously, I'll never whine again. Never. Scuba Dec 2012 #29
Thanks! Unknown Beatle Dec 2012 #30
 

fasttense

(17,301 posts)
3. Wow
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 09:32 AM
Dec 2012

What a wonderful man. Someone you would really like to get to know.

He looks like the people who were born from their mother's taking the drug thalidomide. I use to know several people who had these deformities when I was growing up. Many of them were very heroic. The drug corporation was criminal for pushing thalidomide onto pregnant women.

Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)
7. I absolutely mean no pun in this at all.
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 09:51 AM
Dec 2012

And I mean it when I say it.

I wish I could be half the man he is.

Wow. I haven't seen anything so amazing in a long time. Yesterday was my mom's birthday, and also, the day my grandma, Mimia, had her leg amputated.

This was exactly what I needed.

I have become arrogant. I have become selfish. I have become needy. I have become aggressive.

I have a new starting point.

This guy, truly amazing, brought a tear to my eye.

Thank you, dispydoodle, for posting. You made my life.

Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)
8. I already rec'd but will gladly kick again.
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 09:53 AM
Dec 2012

I wish more of these stories would soar to the top.


I'm still amazed.

 

demwing

(16,916 posts)
10. This should have 1000 recs
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 10:05 AM
Dec 2012

who could watch this and not endorse? Who could watch this and say..."Nah, now where's that thread where (insert Republican Ass hat) said &quot insert ridiculous comment)?"

Without any of the maudlin details, this could not have come to me at a better time.

thank you

silentwarrior

(250 posts)
13. Thank you for this post,
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 10:40 AM
Dec 2012

Im gonna quit my moaning and treasure what I have.

Nick is a real inspiration and has a beautiful heart.


Jennicut

(25,415 posts)
20. Wonderful and inspirational.
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 11:15 AM
Dec 2012

Sometimes I get down from having type 1 diabetes but to see someone who really has had to overcome so much...it puts things in to perspective for me. Yes, having the diabetes is a big pain with having to constantly check my blood sugar and worrying all the time about my health. But it doesn't have to stop me from doing anything I want to, especially physically.

Also, Nick recently got married and he and his wife Kanae are expecting a baby boy:

Shankapotomus

(4,840 posts)
23. Nick Vujicic is a phenomenal human being
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 11:52 AM
Dec 2012

Besides being a motivational speaker, he has also acted in a wonderful short film entitled The Butterfly Circus:

http://thebutterflycircus.com/short-film/

Smilo

(1,944 posts)
25. Remarkable
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 12:30 PM
Dec 2012

uplifting, inspiring and amazing - this young man made me smile at what he is doing for others - his family should be so proud of him.

Thank you for posting

Unknown Beatle

(2,672 posts)
30. Thanks!
Sat Dec 8, 2012, 06:40 AM
Dec 2012

Very inspiring, but after watching this amazing person, it pisses me off even more that scumbag republicans killed the UN Disabilities Act.

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