Comments on: ‘a liter of sweat is equal to a drop of blood’

By: Michael Lonie

Michael Lonie — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:24:48 +0000

Horatio Nelson lacked an arm and an eye. Douglas Bader lost both legs in an air crash, taught himself to walk (even dance) again, and when WWII broke out talked his way back into the RAF as a fighter pilot. He rose to the rank of Group Captain (=bird colonel) and had 30 kills before being shot down and taken prisoner.

Men like Segev, Bradford, Nelson, and Bader put the rest of us to shame. If they can carry on as they do, surely we can endure our small travails and rise above them.

By: John M.

John M. — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:18:43 +0000

Very inspiring.

I think it IS possible to go to far the OTHER way, and say that “anything is possible if you work hard enough”. I cannot be an astronaut or a brain surgeon, no matter how hard I work. I just don’t have the aptitude. And people would do me a disservice by insisting that I pursue those improbable goals at the expense of all else.

But generally, our society needs the message these men bring.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:45:32 +0000

When a person or some punk kid says “It’s too hard, boo-hoo, woe is me”, outside of the need of kicking them in the behind to get them off top-dead-center…point them to those who adapted and overcame the obstacles in their path.

By: sabbahillel

sabbahillel — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:44:54 +0000

Blind Marine re-enlists

After all he's been through, the only real regret Marine Cpl. Matthew Bradford says he has now is not being able to return to combat duty in Iraq. But Wednesday, Bradford, 23, made Marine Corps history, becoming the first blind double amputee to re-enlist. In keeping with service tradition, Bradford was honorably discharged and allowed to say a few words as a civilian before re-enlisting.