Having a disability is never pleasant. The worst part of being disabled, is the fact that it’s not repairable most of the times, leaving people with a disability for the rest of their lives. Both, mental and physical disabilities can stop people from living a regular life, like playing sports or being able to succeed at school. This usually tends to alter the way people look at disabled people, by looking at their flaws and all the things they can’t do. The repetitive judgment that disabled people receive, affects them strongly in the way they see themselves. Most find themselves as useless and worthless people, leaving them with no hope for success in the future. Nick Vujicic was one of these individuals who fought hard all his early life, by being born without limbs. He had all types of trouble with daily activities and tasks. In the end he was able to achieve what seemed impossible and now is willing to help anybody else dealing with the same struggles.
Nick was born without limbs, which in this day and age would be classified as different or unnatural. Growing up in a world where you are very different from other children most likely results on being treated differently or being ridiculed. “Throughout his childhood, Nick dealt not only with the typical challenges of school and adolescence such as bullying and self-esteem issues; but also struggled with depression and loneliness.” In his head, he didn't belong anywhere, making his disability the cause of his depression. Because he was different from other children, he was bullied and seemed to think he had no purpose in life. “He sometimes questioned why he was different from everyone around him. “ He constantly questioned why he was the one born without arms and legs while the rest were normal. Nick obviously felt devastated with the fact of not being able to play the same games or do the same sports as the rest of his schoolmates. He even wondered what the purpose behind his life was, or if he even had a purpose. Despite all the suffering Nick went through, he realized his life was too short to think about all the things he can’t do, and to focus on the ones he can do. This way, he began leading his way into a brighter side of life knowing there was a great life ahead of him.
Life Without Limbs was a non-profit organization Nick founded in order to achieve his goal of helping people. In this place, disabled people from all ages and nationalities are more than welcomed to take part in it. People who go to this special place can receive assistance from all types of things, like specialized doctors or physiologists, depending of what their needs are. Nick has found this organization really helpful for hundreds of disabled people lacking will in life. He believes he has done a big change in the way people think about themselves. To create a bigger change, he also decided to help non-disabled people, creating his own motivational speaking company; Attitude Is Altitude. This organization pretty much consisted of him talking to people from all around the world and teaching them how to enjoy life more. “Since his first speaking engagement back when he was 19, Nick has traveled around the world, sharing his story with millions of people, speaking to a range of different groups such as students, teachers, youth, businessmen and women, entrepreneurs, and church congregations of all sizes.” Nick knew a lot of people thought their lives were pointless, so he knows the best thing to do was to support them and tell them to love life and themselves. He has shown that if he can enjoy life, then everyone else can too.
With all these efforts Nick is putting into place, he has been able to help thousands of people from all ages. Nick will never stop trying to help, as he knows from experience that it’s never easy to live a life with different circumstances. He has taught them that all of us have a purpose in life, and the way you are, physically or mentally, can't decide whether you live a happy life or not. Although he has helped disabled people, he is also able to help people with no problems accept themselves for who they are and stop worrying about all the tiny problems in life. As Nick said once, “No legs, no arms, no worries!”
