Wednesday, August 30, 2006

one evening just last week, i attended this conference with a couple of friends. we entered the theatre and it was full.amazing. people actually go for all thse stuff. anyway halfway thru one speech, the speaker began to tell a story of a dad and his son in america. the son, rick, when he was born, was unfortunate to have his umbilical cord coiled around his neck and it cut off oxygen to his brain. his dad was told that there would be no hope for their child's development. doctors found out later that he has been paralysed. he could not walk nor talk.

amazingly, as rick grew up, they found that he had a fully functional brain. hence his father raised maney to have a computer built just so his son could communicate with the world. and it was when rick was 15 that he wanted to participate in a charity run. as he wanted to raise funds for those who are disabled like him. his dad, dick, to enable his son to lead as normal a life as possible, made his wish come true. and from then on, they have ran, cycled and swam thousands of miles across america. the dad was 59years old mind you. the love of this father for his son is boundless. As they say, the dad is the 'body' and his son is the 'heart'

the video was just... inspirational, amazing, incredible, touching... ya those kind of things u feel when watching these kind of videos. and it puts everything in perspective. maybe it was due to everyone around me. but as i watched it, i just wished the video would end. for once i was tearing uncontrollably. someone's lousy makeup was oso smudged wor. lol. and as rick can type via a special computer, and when asked what he would like to give his dad, rick said "The thing I'd most like is that my dad would sit in the chair and I would push him once." Treasure what we have now i guess.

and here's only part of the video i could find...

James | 6:56 PM