Challenged

Some say I am disabled,

     But you know that isn't true.

I simply have a challenge

     A little different from you.

My slight inconvenience, has taught me

     Things they could not know.

Each obstacle is a victory,

     Enabling me to grow.

I'm not really any different,

     I cry, I laugh, I snore.

I don't want to be treated

     As if I'm not a person anymore.

Out of good intentions,

     People are afraid to let me try.

But sometimes I have to fall,

     And sometimes I need to cry.

God gives me strength and dignity,

     And the courage to be all I can be.

For He doesn't see me as disabled,

     He just sees me as me.

Source: Unknown

• Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar
• IF by Rudyard Kipling
• The Blind Men and the Elephant
• A lovely old hindi song which is also profound