When Spirits Overcome Amputations

Filed under: Arab Societies,Charity & Human Aid,Palestine — Eman at 7:14 am on Thursday, February 4, 2010

Haven’t read such a beautifully written article about a touching story, for a really good cause, in a long long time. A lesson in human will, optimism and passion for life, coming from young bodies with big hopes and great expectations. No one can ever remain depressed after reading this, and everyone will be thankful for even the tiniest of blessings of life…

Please read it, and pay special attention to the 1st paragraph:

No phrase could sum up this experience more adequately than the one that springs to my mind now. Frank Slade, a retired army officer in the film Scent of a Woman, says, “[I have seen] boys like these, younger than these, their arms torn out, their legs ripped off. But there isn’t nothin’ like the sight of an amputated spirit. There is no prosthetic for that.”

Continue reading “How three Palestinian Children made it to Dubai“, by Carolina D’Souza.

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Comment by Mary

February 8, 2010 @ 6:36 am

Another phrase in this article that touched me/humbled me is, “. . . but all I see is their wholeness”

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