Eku deede iwoyi o! Good day everybody!
I've often admired Michael J. Fox. I loved his acting and think he's a wonderful person. He says, ‘One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized, and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it’s surrendered.’ Now Michael J. Fox has Parkinson's disease. I happened to watch an interview a couple of years ago where Michael was on television and you could see by the movement of his body, that Parkinson's disease was taking some major control over him. To be honest with you, it was a little difficult to watch. But it was also inspiring because even when he was making awkward movements, his words were so positive, so uplifting, so encouraging that I was mesmerized by this man who is going through great physical difficulty and yet was not ready to yield. And so, when he said those words, I thought to myself, probably that happens to him because his difficulty is quite visual. But it's not what happens to you, the assault and the mocker from the outside, the pandemic crisis. It's what happens in you. And Michael J. Fox has learned something that I want to learn myself. But I want to pass it on to you, also. It's not what happens to you. It's what happens in you. Like I`ve posted some time ago, it's your choice. It's my choice. Michael made the choice. Choose not to surrender to the adversity in your life, this pandemic. But as you consistently weather the tough times, you become tougher, or stronger, here's what I know, the tough time you're going through and that I'm going through right now will not last. Let`s keep that positive mental attitude. Keep the motions going in a good way and after this tough time is over, we'll look at each other and smile and I'll just kind of point to you and say, Hey, tough people, we lasted, didn't we? Thank goodness, it seems the COVID is losing its grip as the medical personnel, the scientists have been working hard to get rid of it or as they say, see how we can live with it. Thank you, Michael. You inspire all of us.
We celebrate with you too if you were born in October and we are blessed to have you in the family!
Have a wonderful month everyone. Stay safe, get vaccinated, stay strong, mask up, and stay healthy until we will be able to gather again possibly soon.
Eric
Thompson
YAJ.
