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And there's no medical reason why this had happened
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In fact, my mom was a nurse.
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And she made sure she did everything right.
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And my parents didn't do anything wrong, and my doctor didn't do anything wrong.
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And uh, I...
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I was just told that it's one of these things, you know. Only God knows why this happened.
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When people were teasing me, I used to ask myself, "Why are people teasing me?" You know.
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Is it just because I looked different, or what is it?
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Because I knew that a lot of other people looked different, you know.
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Some people have orange hair.
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Some people have black hair. Some people are tall. Some people are short. Everybody's got their differences.
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And I didn't think that my difference was much different than everybody else.
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Then why are they picking on me?
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But this is the thing at school. Everybody picks on everybody.
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It's so sad to see that
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people get teased about, you know, how their face looks
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or if they got a limp, or if they're in a wheelchair. And it's wrong.
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It's so wrong.
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You know, when people see me for the first time, what do they think? I feel so sorry for this guy.
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Without arms and legs. And you must have such a bad life.
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And you know, this guy can't do this, this guy... Why?
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How can they say that?
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They judge me by how they look. They have no idea that I've done a double degree in accounting and financial planning.
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They have no idea that I'm a real estate investor, that I'm a stock market investor, that I love my life.
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That I travel around the world, and I give people hope in a unique and powerful way. I love my life.
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I'm living a more complete life than the average 23-year-old.
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Because arms and legs will not make you complete.
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And how you look will not make you complete.
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This is how I brush my teeth.
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And you know, in life, where you say, "I wish I have this."
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And, "If only I have this, then I'll be happy."
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And you get that, and you're happy for two weeks.
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And then, you said, "If only I have this, then I'll be happy."
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And you get that, and are you happy?
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Yeah, for two weeks!
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And then?
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No "and then".
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This is the thing.
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Happiness does not come from temporary things.
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Because if you want happiness and you go to temporary things, your happiness will be temporary.
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You want to see a cool trick? I'll show you.
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It's quite funny.
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If you actually find out the definition of disability, disability is something that's gonna stop you from doing something.
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And I think that having no arms and no legs is not the biggest disability at all.
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In fact, I think the greatest disability of all is your mind.