INNER STRENGTH


My name is Chris, I was born paralyzed. medically, it's termed PARAPLEGIA; paralysis of the lower body: from the pelvic down to the leg.

God had not formed me that way in my mother's uterus, it was inflicted on me through mishandling by the midwife who injured my spinal cord during birth. That single mistake of the midlife costed me of normal childhood life. I never had the privilege to run around with my mates. It denied me of the normal childhood routine, even in school.


Growing up without the use of my legs, I found solace in the wheelchair that became my legs. Although there were still limits to where I could go as it wasn't as functional as an actual human leg. Watching other kids kick balls with their feet whereas I have mine just for decorative purposes. I would cry secretly because it so much hurt deep down in my heart.

Why was nature that bias and unfair to me?

Why was I so unlucky at birth?

Then I asked myself, 

Will I wallow in self-pity and self-rejection for the entirety of my life?  

Nature has not taken all from me after all. I have the most powerful parts of my body all sound and good.


And with that, I looked beyond my self-cast PREJUDICE and saw my INNER STRENGTH. 

Discovering that my strengths lie in my mind, which can flow out through my hands, I picked my INK and SLATE and allowed my THOUGHTS and EMOTIONS to flow.

Then, I realized that we have no reason or excuse to stay wasted because of our conditions.

We can always see our perfect ABILITIES in our DISABILITY if we give ourselves the chance.

 No man is created without potentials and DEFORMITY cannot stop CREATIVITY. If I cannot see with my eyes, then I can sing with my voice. If I cannot walk on my feet, I can travel around the world by my words. I have no excuse to waste because I have my INNER STRENGTH, and because of that, I am not handicapped.


WITH LOVE TO ALL THOSE WHO STRIVE DESPITE THEIR DISABILITIES.

YOU ARE LOVED.


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