Accept your handicap to overcome it – lessons from the life of Stephen Hawking!

One of the most famous scientists of our times is Stephen Hawking. The witty scholar who conjures up a comely, happy image in your mind - sitting secure in his power wheelchair, smiling. Truly, a man who has conquered his handicap. One of the most important things that professor Hawking has iterated in his message to other disabled people is to identify and deal with your handicap. And you can see that practiced in his own life.

Professor Hawking’s handicap came as a shock to him though he admits that he was always a clumsy child. He was not good at ball games and his handwriting was the despair of his teachers. When he was in college, however, things seemed to be getting worse. Finally, at 17, he discovered that he had motor neuron disease. It was difficult for a young and able boy to accept this but he did. When he realized he was going to die, he decided that he must at least live first before he died.

Stephen Hawking worked hard, built a career and a family just like you and me. Because he accepted and dominated his disability. How could something like that happen to me? Why should I be cut off from the world like this? Will I ever be able to live normal life again? Thoughts like these are bound to haunt you. But remember that you have to accept your handicap if you want to overcome it. Once you do that there will be a million things that you can still do to help yourself and others like you.

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