Boundaries of the Mind Versus boundaries of the Body and Disability When one becomes paralyzed everything seems to be impossible. The importance of standing, walking, running all come rushing to you. Plus the fear that you will never be able to again. Tasks you use to do easily are now seemingly impossible. But are they really. As a developing human everything we do is learnt. And what we learn we consider the normal way to be. This is the first boundary of your mind you must break. It becomes important to focus on the result of your actions and not the actions themselves. In other words nothing is impossible you just have to figure out how to achieve the same end result differently. And as such, tho I cant stand like I use to before, Ive learnt how to brace my legs and pull my upper body up using my arms. Tho I cant walk Ive become mobile using my arms as my legs. And tho cant run I can do every obstacle in my way. Your body is only limited by your mind. Let your mind be boundary less and you will never be disabled. As my beautiful and loving fiancée Sophie Kofi B Brown , who is also an Occupational Therapist always tells me: I dont see you as disabled in anyway. You can do everything a person who isnt paralyzed can do and so much more! And her words, my will and determination breaks down every boundary ever set in my mind by people who said you cant do this anymore every single day. Nobody will ever tell me I cannot do something without me proving them wrong. The other boundary of the mind I had to break was Fear. Fear of falling, fear of injury and fear of failure. For me this was very easy because of my own reckless abandonment. I decided if Im going to fall I have to learn to do it the right way n be able to get back up. Thats how I was able to hurl myself into the sea and swim at Hardcore. Thats how Im able to sleep with tigers in my bed. Do not be afraid of failure cuz once you give your all you have already succeeded. Another major Boundary of the Mind is the belief that you will be abnormal. I remember the first time I went to the mall in my wheelchair and everyone that passed was staring at me. At first it hurt bc I thought I was being pitied or scorned. Thats when I decided I was going to not be normal. To not be ordinary. But to be extra ordinary. I told myself if people are going to stare then Im gonna give them something to stare at. That I wont have them pitying me but rather looking at themselves and realizing how much more a person in a wheelchair is doing than them. And the final boundary if the mind is the boundary of what was. Simply put I cannot change the events that led to me being paralyzed. I cannot go back and undo it. But I can determine the outcome of my life now. When people ask me how I do it I tell them cuz no matter what this my life and I only get one so Im living it to the fullest. Nothing is wrong for wishing for the way things were, but after focus in getting where you need to be. And what need to make you happy. Just like how the world was Flat one day and then everyone realized it was round so to I believe that one day people will stop saying I am disabled or differently abled and starting say hes super human. And its up to be to break that boundary in the minds of those around me Dr Kriyaan Singh
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 02:38:26 +0000
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