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Marsal
A proficient Writer||Hairstylist||Student @ Lagos state university
A proficient Writer||Hairstylist||Student @ Lagos state university
BEYOND THE DISABILITY
<p>Sometimes, I sit quietly and wonder what it feels like to live in a body that the world does not always understand.</p><p><br/></p><p>I wonder how a blind person navigates a world filled with colours they cannot see. How does someone who has never heard a sound imagine music, laughter, or the comforting voice of someone they love? How does an amputee adjust to the absence of a limb that was once part of their everyday existence? How does someone who cannot walk watch others move freely, without having to think twice about taking a step?</p><p><br/></p><p>I wonder about the things they think but cannot always express, the frustrations they swallow, the silent battles they fight, and the little victories the rest of us may never notice.</p><p><br/></p><p>But beyond their physical challenges, I wonder about society. How many people genuinely see them beyond their disabilities? How many offer kindness without pity? How many stare, whisper, laugh, discriminate, or treat them as though their existence is an inconvenience?</p><p><br/></p><p>Sometimes, I put myself in their shoes. I imagine waking up one morning and discovering that something I have always taken for granted is no longer within my reach. Would I be strong enough? Would I find the courage to adjust? Would I still recognise myself? Would I feel comfortable asking for help, knowing that some people might mistake my need for weakness?</p><p><br/></p><p>And then I realize something: perhaps the greatest disability is not always in the body; sometimes, it is in the minds of those who refuse to accommodate, understand, or respect people who are different from them.</p><p><br/></p><p>People living with disabilities are not objects of sympathy. They are human beings with dreams, ambitions, emotions, desires, talents, and stories. They deserve opportunities, accessibility, friendship, dignity, and the freedom to live without constantly having to prove their worth.</p><p><br/></p><p>Perhaps we should worry less about how they manage to live with their conditions and more about how we make living in this society easier for them.</p><p><br/></p><p>After all, a person's disability should never become society's excuse to deny them humanity.</p><p><br/></p><p>And maybe, just maybe, the next time we see someone living with a disability, we should look beyond what they cannot do and recognize all that they are.</p>
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