A Video that Will Make you Cry

 

I saw this video over at Kaifan5 [link], and it just brought tears to my eyes.

It’s terrible how we treat the handicapped and mentally challenged in Kuwait and the Arab world. I have three cousins with completely differing mental challenges, and an uncle who’s paralyzed. Each of my cousins has a unique and beautiful personality, and I swear they add beauty and love to our lives.

We go out together, we do things together, we sing and dance together, we draw and write together. We also do a lot of these things with other people, in school, in malls, and in various other places. They live their lives in a very individual and incomparable way. They attract us to them, into spending time with them, into hanging out with them.

That is us, or at least my family. That is what they add to our lives. But sadly it’s not what other handicapped or mentally challenged people experience. They experience prejudice, discrimination, and ridicule. I thank God for having my cousins in my life, but I mostly thank him for having us in theirs. I would never be able to live seeing anyone treating them so callously and cruel.

I dare you to watch this video and not cry.

So please, make adjustments and amendments to your opinions (or involuntary reactions or whatever) to this special group of people. They are really special. They do touch our lives and make them better. And they all feel, no matter how disabled you think they are. They feel everything.

Treat them good. But more importantly, treat them normal. Be patient with them and respect them. And love them the most.