HEALING COMES FROM ACCEPTANCE
Personal development
Well mind
#Never mistake a difference for a defect
Everyone has an inspiring story to tell _ What is yours?
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| Olga Akingeneye _Rwandan |
We all live in this world according to the plan that was designed for us. Some people are said to be born lucky living in the standard of what the world perceives to be perfect. But for others, it is quite the opposite _ The simple fact that they have a certain difference whether of mind or body, makes them away beings. Yet that should not be the case.
This inspired me to talk to a young woman named Olga, who shared a rather unique story of her life with us. According to Olga, her story does not determine an unhappy life as some people might think, but rather one that is full of open-mindedness, peace, and joy because everything depends on how you choose to accept the gifts that life has to offer.
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My name is Akingeneye Olga, and I am from Rwanda. I was born in 2000_the last kid born into a family of three.I was just three years old when I slipped into the boiling pot with the bubbling food that resulted in state of my face.At the time, I was suffering from malaria. I went to the fire outside to get some heat since I was shivering from the cold.I felt lightheaded while I was simply sitting by the fire, and as a result of my lack of conscience, I fell into the pot. Unfortunatly , no one was present to stop this from happening. I had spent 3 years at the CHUK hospital in kigali. My life had stopped for a moment, but without noticing that it was the beginning of my true destined life.
How many of us complain about small things that occur in our life ...
But yet those who live from experience understand better what it means to live with a disability. However, a disability does not make a person incapacitated. Rather, it has been seen that many of them are the strongest in both spirit and character.
As the saying goes, you don't understand until it happens to you. Therefore try to respect those who live from it because you don't know what the next day has in store for you.
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There are times, when I walk down the street, people run away from me because of the state of my face.
Before, children would mistake me for a monster , and immediately run to their parents after seeing me. In this condition I felt very complexed and fearful at the same time, because I didn't want people to run away from me or take me for an abnormal.
It was painful!! In such a way that there were times when I didn't feel like going to school or in public at all, just to avoid those scenarios.
The way we desire to spend our lives is a product of what is within of us. If you lean on what hurts you then you will live a life of sorrow. But in a condition of distress, you can always aspire to live happily especially without complaining or letting go. Because, in reality, "things are what they are", and it does not matter whether we are angry or happy with what happens to us _ It will not change the reality. So accepting the moment and its conditions is the key to a fulfilled life lived with dignity.
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My mother was the one who supported and pushed me to live happy despite the difficulty I was experiencing at the time. And since life does not always provide us sweet gifts _She passed away when I still needed her. And then I understood that I had no other choice but to get up and move forward with my head held high to honor her love and support in my life.
After so many years now, today my life has developed a light that illuminates my steps every day. I live a wonderful life alongside people who love me. And I find joy in socializing with them. I have not only learned to accept my condition but also, I searched for the beauty in it and I found it. I also learned to understand that we people are all different and that is why I too should understand them when they get scared when they see me.This is the real key to leading a life of peace and ease of mind.
Advice from Olga to all the people who consider the difference to be a defect
Understand that you did not create yourself, regardless of your situation. There is a purpose for your existence, whether or not you want to believe it. Specially know that you might not be the one suffering the most in this world as compared to others. Stay strong and help those under your condition. Problems have persisted since we exist and will continue to be. So ease your mind and use your actual situation as a tool of motivation that makes your life meaningful to you before it is meaningful to others. Everything emanates from within you.
For more information about Olga's life experiences, find it in the clip youtube video below in the Kinyarwanda language :
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Blessed all those who save the world by the power of the word!
@@@ Everyone has a story to tell-What is yours? _Share with us your experience in the comment section below, as a way to inspire and lift others to live happily and fully.
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