inspiration

i'm so inspired by this little boy who was featured on today's xing(1) qi(2) er(4) te(4) xie(3)... the boy called hongli (jereme) who suffers from a congenital brittle bone disease, making him susceptible to multiple fractures since birth.

something he said to his mother, "everytime i get a fracture, i'm really sorry that u have to suffer with me..." he doesn't blame his parents for his condition and neither does he blame anyone else for his 'bitter' life. instead, "when life handed me a lemon, i made lemonade of it."

he visits other chronically ill children and rather than being a recepient of kindness, he's now the one giving it, in a way much more than other able bodied people... he just radiates an optimism that's infective... even seeing him feature on this show i've found renewed meaning in life. i mean, seriously...

he's now a columnist for Today newspaper. probably more well spoken than myself even. brave in the light of adversity, with more courage than many of us even. his physical impairment can no longer chain his aspirations of becoming a genetic engineer. "because i believe tt genetic engineering will become key in treating such chronic diseases" yep, and he's studying in one of the premier sec schs now.

even now he's taking music lessons from li(3) si(1) song(1) and is an ambassador for the nkf children's medical fund. i mean... it is at these moments that u realise the human spirit is something to marvel at.