Saturday, April 2, 2011

in front of the class



Another inspiration just came to life.
I watched one movie, titled "In Front of Class", telling a story about Brad Cohen, who happened to live with a tourette syndrome since he was 6 years old. The sickness made him voice out the funny noises from her mouth. Everyone considered it funny as it sounded like the barking of a dog thus kept mocking him as "weirdo". He got bullied at school, but he just couldn't help it for he could not control any of the sounds at all. Pity him.

When he went for a community supports, it did not help at all. Most of the people who also got affected by the same syndrome chose to leave the world (read : stay at home), they dared not to go out. It was because back then, there were not much research for this syndrome, as well as the cure - it wasn't available.

Thankfully, he had his VERY supportive mom, who unconditionally supported him in every way, telling him repeatedly that TS (the abbreviation for tourette syndrome) should never get in his way. He should never let TS win over everything : his dreams, his love, anything.

There was also this principal in his middle school, helping him to get accepted among his friends by emphasizing the purpose of school, which was to educate. That was how Brad got inspired to be a teacher : to educate.

It was not easy to finally got settled in one school, he met a pile of obstacles along the way. With his sickness with him, it looked like impossible to teach with that condition. Nonetheless, he finally made it to be a teacher, the school accepted his condition and he was so freaking happy that his dream came true.

At the end, he learned that his syndrome was the best teacher after all, because it taught him not to let his weakness win over him. It taught him that he should never give up. He could still reach his dream although through a very tough process.

Cliche, it may sound to you.
But I find it profoundly true, especially to what I am facing now.
Recently, a lot of problems just washed me up. And there are still more coming up.
This film let me think twice about solving my problems.

I SHOULD NEVER LET MY FEAR GET IN THE WAY.

Cause it will only bring me to regret.



That was a true story. Inspiring movie. You should just watch.



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