Everyone has hardships they encounter in their lives, but when someone with a disability is able to overcome all of the additional problems a disability brings to not only survive, but to find mega success, that is an amazing thing to behold.
Many people who have a disability don’t let it prevent them from leading full and rich lives, Amna Raheel, a young, ambitious girl with a disability called Muscular Dystrophy is an inspiration for both disabled and non-disabled people.
Achieving strength and a complete no-fear attitude in the face of disability is never easy; this beautiful lady tells us how important it is to stay strong and never give up.
I am Amna Raheel. A person. An individual. A human who has the right to live in this world, just as much as the rest of the nine billion people. Today, I’m twenty-five years old and I’ve completed my BS commerce degree from IoBM. I’m highly ambitious and I don’t see myself as different from anyone else. I’m extremely social and think I have a pretty normal life, just like any other person my age.
“My childhood years were spent being confused, but as life moved on and I grew up, I could barely even catch up, when this confusion turned into resentment and self-pity. Now when I look back, I feel like one of the lucky ones.”
“These difficulties and hardships changed me for the better. One day, at the lowest point in my life, I made the best decision of my life. I decided to be my own miracle. My own hero. I decided I would save myself. I refused to be labeled as a ‘bechari’, because honestly, I’m not disabled, I’m differently abled.”
“For me, growing up meant that now I had to deal with the reality too. Honestly, being a differently abled person living in a city like Karachi where the social pressure is extreme and where the society and city itself lacks the basic awareness and infrastructure hasn’t been easy. I feel like I never had a childhood. As soon as I became conscious of my existence, I was burdened with responsibilities and had to learn what I could and could not do. The disease didn’t just take away my childhood from me, it also forced my sisters to grow up sooner than they had to. They had to make sacrifices because of me. They always kept me and my needs first. Summer vacations meant spending days in hospitals in USA or UK for us. We would dread vacations. My sisters became my hands and feet, smiles and tears, hope and depression. They shared it all with me.”
I believe everybody needs to find out who they are and who their, like, inner superhero is, or who you like to be. We wish Aman Raheel all the very best in life and salute her courage.
