This story, makes me very happy. For so long, as a therapist of students with special needs, I have seen what so many others fail to see. I see the compassion of student with Down's Syndrome when another student is hurt, the joy on the face of a student with Cerebral Palsy when they are tickled, and the love of a student with Autism when hugged. My students, for the past seven years, have brought me joy and brought me pain. I have cried tears of happiness and tears of frustration. Mostly, though, these students have brought me insight into a different world. A world where we are not defined by what we are NOT but by what we ARE. Children, who see and do things differently and who overcome adverse conditions, to teach me about life. That it is the simple pleasures, the minute progress, the brief, shining moments. They know life in a way we forget as adults, in a way we now take for granted. So, to my students and those participating in the Special Olympics in China, thank you.
Listen as your day unfolds
Challenge what the future holds
Try and keep your head up to the sky
Lovers, they may cause you tears
Go ahead release your fears
Stand up to be counted
Don't be ashamed to cry
You gotta be...
You gotta be bad,
you gotta be bold,
you gotta be wiser
You gotta be hard, y
ou gotta be tough,
you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool,
you gotta be calm,
you gotta stay together
All I know,
all I know
love will save the day.
Herald what your mother said
Read the books your father read
Try to solve the puzzles in your own sweet time
Some may have more cash than you
Others take a different view
My oh my, yea, eh, eh
You gotta be bad,
you gotta be bold,
you gotta be wiser
You gotta be hard,
you gotta be tough,
you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool,
you gotta be calm,
you gotta stay together
All I know, all I know
love will save the day.
~Des'ree
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