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seealsohurt,uselessandweak.antonyms,healthy,strong,capable."

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mangled,"

andmyvoicebroke,andihadtostopandcollectmyselffromtheemotionalshockandimpactthattheassaultfromthesewordsunleashed.

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mthinkingthismustbeanancientprintdate,right?

but,infact,theprintdatewastheearly1980s,wheniwouldhavebeenstartingprimaryschoolandforminganunderstandingofmyselfoutsidethefamilyunitandasrelatedtotheotherkidsandtheworldaroundme.and,needlesstosay,thankgodiwasn'

tusingathesaurusbackthen.imean,fromthisentry,itwouldseemthatiwasbornintoaworldthatperceivedsomeonelikemetohavenothingpositivewhatsoevergoingforthem,wheninfact,todayi'

mcelebratedfortheopportunitiesandadventuresmylifehasprocured.

　　so,iimmediatelywenttolookuptheXXonlineedition,expectingtofindarevisionworthnoting.here'

stheupdatedversionofthisentry.unfortunately,it'

snotmuchbetter.ifindthelasttwowordsunder"

nearantonyms,"

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whole"

and"

wholesome."

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snotjustaboutthewords.it'

swhatwebelieveaboutpeoplewhenwenamethemwiththesewords.it'

saboutthevaluesbehindthewords,andhowweconstructthosevalues.ourlanguageaffectsourthinkingandhowweviewtheworldandhowweviewotherpeople.infact,manyancientsocieties,includingthegreeksandtheromans,believedthattoutteracurseverballywassopowerful,becausetosaythethingoutloudbroughtitintoexistence.so,whatrealitydowewanttocallintoexistence:

apersonwhoislimited,orapersonwho'

sempowered?

bycasuallydoingsomethingassimpleasnamingaperson,achild,wemightbeputtinglidsandcastingshadowsontheirpower.wouldn'

twewanttoopendoorsfortheminstead?

　　onesuchpersonwhoopeneddoorsformewasmychildhooddoctoratthe　dupontinstituteinwilmington,delaware.hisnamewasdr.pizzutillo,anitalianamerican,whosename,apparently,wastoodifficultformostamericanstopronounce,sohewentbydr.p.anddr.palwaysworereallycolorfulbowtiesandhadtheveryperfectdispositiontoworkwithchildren.

　　ilovedalmosteverythingaboutmytimespentatthishospital,withtheexceptionofmyphysicaltherapysessions.ihadtodowhatseemedlikeinnumerablerepetitionsofexerciseswiththesethick,elasticbands--differentcolors,youknow--tohelpbuildupmylegmuscles,andihatedthesebandsmorethananything--ihatedthem,hadnamesforthem.ihatedthem.and,youknow,iwasalreadybargaining,asafiveyear-oldchild,withdr.ptotrytogetoutofdoingtheseexercises,unsuccessfully,ofcourse.and,oneday,hecameintomysession--exhaustiveandunforgiving,thesesessions--andhesaidtome,"

wow.aimee,youaresuchastrongandpowerfullittlegirl,ithinkyou'

regoingtobreakoneofthosebands.whenyoudobreakit,i'

mgoingtogiveyouahundredbucks."

　　now,ofcourse,thiswasasimpleployondr.p'

sparttogetmetodotheexercisesididn'

twanttodobeforetheprospectofbeingtherichestfive-year-oldinthesecondfloorward,butwhatheeffectivelydidformewasreshapeanawfuldailyoccurrenceintoanewandpromisingexperienceforme.andihavetowondertodaytowhatextenthisvisionandhisdeclarationofmeasastrongandpowerfullittlegirlshapedmyownviewofmyselfasaninherentlystrong,powerfulandathleticpersonwellintothefuture.

　　thisisanexampleofhowadultsinpositionsofpowercanignitethepowerofachild.but,inthepreviousinstancesofthosethesaurusentries,ourlanguageisn'

tallowingustoevolveintotherealitythatwewouldallwant,thepossibilityofanindividualtoseethemselvesascapable.ourlanguagehasn'

tcaughtupwiththechangesinoursociety,manyofwhichhavebeenbroughtaboutbytechnology.certainly,fromamedicalstandpoint,mylegs,lasersurgeryforvisionimpairment,titaniumkneesandhipreplacementsforagingbodiesthatareallowingpeopletomorefullyengagewiththeirabilities,andmovebeyondthelimitsthatnaturehasimposedonthem--nottomentionsocialnetworkingplatformsallowpeopletoself-identify,toclaimtheirowndescriptionsofthemselves,sotheycangoalignwithglobalgroupsoftheirownchoosing.so,perhapstechnologyisrevealingmoreclearlytousnowwhathasalwaysbeenatruth:

thateveryonehassomethingrareandpowerfultoofferoursociety,andthatthehumanabilitytoadaptisourgreatestasset.

　　thehumanabilitytoadapt,it'

saninterestingthing,becausepeoplehavecontinuallywantedtotalktomeaboutovercomingadversity,andi'

mgoingtomakeanadmission:

thisphraseneversatrightwithme,andialwaysfeltuneasytryingtoanswerpeople'

squestionsaboutit,andithinki'

mstartingtofigureoutwhy.implicitinthisphraseof"

overcomingadversity"

istheideathatsuccess,orhappiness,isaboutemergingontheothersideofachallengingexperienceunscathedorunmarkedbytheexperience,asifmysuccessesinlifehavecomeaboutfromanabilitytosidesteporcircumnavigatethepresumedpitfallsofalifewithprosthetics,orwhatotherpeopleperceiveasmydisability.but,infact,wearechanged.wearemarked,ofcourse,byachallenge,whetherphysically,emotionallyorboth.andi'

mgoingtosuggestthatthisisagoodthing.adversityisn'

tanobstaclethatweneedtogetaroundinordertoresumelivingourlife.it'

spartofourlife.anditendtothinkofitlikemyshadow.sometimesiseealotofit,sometimesthere'

sverylittle,butit'

salwayswithme.and,certainly,i'

mnottryingtodiminishtheimpact,theweight,ofaperson'

sstruggle.

　　thereisadversityandchallengeinlife,andit'

sallveryrealandrelativetoeverysingleperson,butthequestionisn'

twhetherornotyou'

regoingtomeetadversity,buthowyou'

regoingtomeetit.so,ourresponsibilityisnotsimplyshieldingthosewecareforfromadversity,butpreparingthemtomeetitwell.andwedoadisservicetoourkidswhenwemakethemfeelthatthey'

renotequippedtoadapt.there'

sanimportantdifferenceanddistinctionbetweentheobjectivemedicalfactofmybeinganamputeeandthesubjectivesocietalopinionofwhetherornoti'

mdisabled.and,truthfully,theonlyrealandconsistentdisabilityi'

vehadtoconfrontistheworldeverthinkingthaticouldbedescribedbythosedefinitions.

　　inourdesiretoprotectthosewecareaboutbygivingthemthecold,hardtruthabouttheirmedicalprognosis,or,indeed,aprognosisontheexpectedqualityoftheirlife,wehavetomakesurethatwedon'

tputthefirstbrickinawallthatwillactuallydisablesomeone.perhapstheexistingmodelofonlylookingatwhatisbrokeninyouandhowdowefixit,servestobemoredisablingtotheindividualthanthepathologyitself.

　　bynottreatingthewholenessofaperson,bynotacknowledgingtheirpotency,wearecreatinganotherillontopofwhatevernaturalstruggletheymighthave.weareeffectivelygradingsomeone'

sworthtoourcommunity.soweneedtoseethroughthepathologyandintotherangeofhumancapability.and,mostimportantly,there'

sapartnershipbetweenthoseperceiveddeficienciesandourgreatestcreativeability.soit'

snotaboutdevaluing,ornegating,thesemoretryingtimesassomethingwewanttoavoidorsweepundertherug,butinsteadtofindthoseopportunitieswrappedintheadversity.somaybetheideaiwanttoputoutthereisnotsomuchovercomingadversityasitisopeningourselvesuptoit,embracingit,grapplingwithit,touseawrestlingterm,maybeevendancingwithit.and,perhaps,ifweseeadversityasnatural,consistentanduseful,we'

relessburdenedbythepresenceofit.

　　thisyearwecelebratethe200thbirthdayofcharlesdarwin,anditwas150yearsago,whenwritingaboutevolution,thatdarwinillustrated,ithink,atruthaboutthehumancharacter.toparaphrase:

it'

snotthestrongestofthespeciesthatsurvives,norisitthemostintelligentthatsurvives;

itistheonethatismostadaptabletochange.conflictisthegenesisofcreation.fromdarwin'

swork,amongstothers,wecanrecognizethatthehumanabilitytosurviveandflourishisdrivenbythestruggleofthehumanspiritthroughconflictintotransformation.so,again,transformation,adaptation,isourgreatesthumanskill.and,perhaps,untilwe'

retested,wedon'

tknowwhatwe'

remadeof.maybethat'

swhatadversitygivesus:

asenseofself,asenseofourownpower.so,wecangiveourselvesagift.wecanre-imagineadversityassomethingmorethanjusttoughtimes.maybewecanseeitaschange.adversityisjustchangethatwehaven'

tadaptedourselvestoyet.

　　ithinkthegreatestadversitythatwe'

vecreatedforourselvesisthisideaofnormalcy.now,who'

snorm