A touching story caught my attention today, reminding me of the the hidden heart of society. Feeling a mutual bond of motherhood, Wincent emails Palin encouraging her to "get that little guy on skates when he's a couple years old, and enjoy those snowmobile rides." Wincent from St. Charles, Illinios and Palin both have sons with down syndrome. As advice to her possible election vote, she urges Palin to embrace her son's disability without hesitation.
"Zach Attack" goes to the community college nearby, works at Target greeting and helping customers, and appreciates the little things in life like a picnic in the TV room. He hopes to continue assistant coaching hockey and someday be in a musical- also keeping in mind that its not about winning or losing, but having fun! His classmates even voted him Prom Queen for his extremely friendly and caring personality! This article gave great news to America, one of many courageous stories untold, or seemingly unimportant enough as Britney Spears' court case.
Its nice to hear of the compassion society still has, as well as a better understanding of others. We have undergone great strides to be where we are- just decades ago people with disabilities were shunned and deemed useless. Although the media primarily covers the bad, I am actually proud of the compassion I see in my everyday life and in stories like these. A key concept I believe everyone should take out of my post is to try to gain as much understanding of others as possible, because without that, we have discrimination, stereotypes and other misjudgments and hatred. Families can help do this, as Wincent has done in her neighborhood and now to any of the article readers. She stresses the importance "that families play in society: helping everybody else understand that everyone has feelings; everyone has a right to belong; everyone has to be accepted." I challenge you to get to know someone else you have any preconceptions of and see if your wrong. Step out of your box,you might be surprised!
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