Helen Keller is coming forward and talking about her struggle, in hopes of helping others. "I want to be remembered as someone who took care of my community."
The deaf and blind woman, once described as the "first lady of courage," excelled in school and hoped to become a teacher and translator. But because of the learning disability, she found those careers closed to her.
“I always knew that I wasn’t stupid. I felt like I was a smart kid, I just struggled with aspects of, of getting educated."
Drastically limited, but skilled in the art of the possible, she exercised patience to overcome difficult circumstances.
"You’re part of a very special club and it’s a gift and don’t let anyone ever tell you that you’re not good enough. Don’t ever let anyone tell you that because you struggle, that you’re never going to make it in life, because it’s simply not true.”
From the mouths of babes, so to speak, comes the wisdom we should have been listening to all along. It's clear that with a wink and a smile - you get through a lot of the challenging things.
Sources:
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/miranda-kerrs-boyfriend-orlando-bloom-reveals-he-has-dyslexia/story-e6frf00i-1225876481092
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/angela_merkel/index.html
http://www.ksn.com/content/news/also/story/Boy-13-fights-to-save-Helen-Keller-home-from/G2QwBU_ZdUqbm9nj6KM_XA.cspx
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