Limitless

As I drove through the crowded streets after work not too long ago, I came to a stoplight and watched as people made their way through the cross walk of a busy intersection.  The majority of the group of people that were walking kept going down the block once they reached the sidewalk, except I noticed this one individual who stopped and was waiting for another light to change as he was headed down a different street.  What was noteworthy to me was how he had this groove in his step as he got to the corner and while he waited for the light to turn, he was dancing to what appeared to be music that he was listening to with his ear phones.  He also looked like he could energize anyone who came into contact with him.  As the light finally changed for me to make my own turn, I noticed one more thing about this young man.  As I made my final lane change and looked at him more closely as I drove by, I noticed he was wearing two prosthetic legs, all the while he was dancing and grooving to his own beats.  I almost hit my brakes when I saw this, as I maneuvered my car to the appropriate lane and felt an instantaneous sense of joy, as I witnessed this great moment.  While I drove home I had many thoughts that kept flooding through my head.  The first one was that I had to write about this experience for sure, as it was something I felt compelled to share.  Then afterwards, I wondered out loud to myself how can someone who would appear to have some substantial limitations, go through life without even resembling that type of thinking?  Well obviously it was someone that has made his way through life with a resilient disposition and clearly does not appear to have the notion that there are any limits.  I was grateful for the moment which I was able to witness, as I felt that I was meant to see this so that I could have this level of happiness to end my long day.  It also made me think about my own life before I even owned a car and how the experience of walking while others drove by me, could make me to feel less than enthusiastic about crossing a public street. I couldn’t recall myself having that extra pep in my step either and the thought about dancing in the street also did not happen.  How times have changed for me and the beauty that comes with appreciating moments like this one, in that I felt present enough to enjoy the experience through someone I had not met and most likely would not see again.  In that instance I also was reminded to be utterly grateful for having legs that still work, as we could all learn a lesson or two from examples such as this one.  Ultimately, we are only limited by our own thinking and we can show the world what we want them to see and it certainly does not have to be negative in nature.   Remember to live your best life without fear of the unknown and make each day count so that you dance to the music playing in your own head with a limitless attitude.
 

“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them” – Albert Einstein