Today I was reading my dear friend's blog and commenting her post about the actor Joaquin Phoenix. He has a very distinctive scar on his upper lip. This type of scar is traditionally due to repair of a cleft lip. Cleft lip and palate happen when the sides of upper lip and/or roof of the mouth fail to join during pregnancy. I think his scar is definitely a part of his charisma, something that makes him different of others.
So I decided to keep my eyes open today, looking at people, trying to see them with different eyes this time. In only a few hours I saw perhaps more than I had seen for a long time.
First it was a woman in a wheelchair. Her legs looked weak. I tried to imagine a life, tied in a wheelchair, needing constant help from others. She seemed happy and had probably recently had a haircut, the colour was fantastic and suit her well. I noticed she was wearing a wedding ring and thought what kind of a man she's married to. Do they have children? Are they healthy?
Then I saw a young boy who's other foot was shorter than the other. His hair was too long, hiding his eyes that had a very shy look. He avoided my curious but gentle stare.
On my way home I saw a blind woman with her stick and the dog. She was crossing the street. It almost brought tears in to my eyes, not for pity, but for once again realizing how granted I take my all senses, that I can see, I can hear, I can run. I can listen to the laughter of children, I can see the sunset on a beach.
We live in a world where we measure others by the looks. I've done it many times too, without realizing that the true beauty lies within.
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You are so right, Liisa!
I thought the same as you did, when I was ill last week and lost my sense to smell and taste (due to a bronchitis).
A friend told me, that he and a friend did a test some years ago: one of them sat in a wheelchair for 1 day and had to attend a 'rally' trough our city with different exercises (go by bus, eat in a restaurant ...); he said, it had been horrible. :o(
Thanks Lilie for this interesting information, how do you know all that, it's amazing?! :-)
Anja, I hope you're feeling better now?! I think the test your friends made was very important and good, because we are healthy we don't always think how it could be for others.
@ Liisa: yes, I am better now. :o) But Andreas suffers a bit because of his aching back, poor boy. *sigh*
How about yourself, dear?
@ Lilie: oh yes, interesting information actually. I thought him interesting since he played Commodus - I guess, I have a weakness for bad guys. LOL ;o)
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