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Beginning of a FAMOUS Hero: The Tony Robbins Story.
Life Lesson #29 – Never Escape Problems.
On December 4, 1982, a little boy was born in Melbourne, Australia. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vujicic named him Nicholas James, but his family called him Nick. Nick Vujicic was very different from other children, and because of that, he had very few friends. In school, he was teased, laughed at, and made fun of by a lot of bullies. You see, the thing that made him so different from other children is that Nick was born with no arms and no legs.
By the time Nick was 8 years old, he was having thoughts about not even wanting to live anymore. But soon he began to change his thinking. He started working very, very hard to learn simple things that most people can do easily. Even though he did not have legs, he did have part of a foot with two toes. With that foot, he learned how to write and he even learned how to type! He began learning other things like how to brush his teeth and comb his hair. He learned how to pick up a telephone with his foot and throw it onto his shoulder holding it there with his ear. He learned how to swim, and he became a very good swimmer!
As Nick grew older, he went to college. After he graduated, he began speaking to large groups of people. Today, he loves talking to young people and teaching them about dealing with problems in their lives. Nick would certainly know all about growing up with problems! So far, Nick has spoken to over two million people in twelve countries, and he continues to inspire people to do their best even when things are not going well in their lives.
Yes, Nick Vujicic, the little boy with no arms and no legs made a big choice when he was still very young. Instead of choosing to feel sorry for himself, like he was doing when he was 8 years old, he chose to use his problems to help millions of other people. He chose… to become a HERO!
– Jim Lord