[Nfbmo] What is Impossible?

Daniel Garcia dangarcia3 at hotmail.com
Tue Jun 14 18:34:27 UTC 2016


Gary:

If you believe this is Monitor-worthy, then yes, you may use it.

I am working on getting you the name of the speaker. My Mom kept a program of the commencement ceremony and the name should be there. 

Regards

Daniel Garcia


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This is wonderful. May I use it in the Braille Monitor? If I do, how shall I
credit it? What was your source?

Thank you for sharing.

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbmo [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Garcia via
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Sent: Monday, June 06, 2016 4:58 PM
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Subject: [Nfbmo] What is Impossible?

Yesterday my nephew graduated from high school. Many speeches were given by
various individuals including students, but the one that stuck in my mind
was given by the class sponsor. I do not know when she wrote the speech, but
it was timely since she quoted the late great boxer and civil rights icon
Muhammad Ali who said:

"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier
to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have
to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a
declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary.
Impossible is nothing." 

Whether we are advocating for ourselves or on behalf of someone else we will
invariably be confronted with  the sentiment that is impossible for blind
people to do this, or that or the other thing. When this happens, we should
take a step back and reflect on the above quote. Through the efforts of the
NFB, the list of things that are impossible for blind people to do is
growing shorter and shorter by the day. So Muhammad Ali was correct in
saying that "Impossible is temporary." 

Best Regards

Daniel Garcia


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