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23 Feb 01 - 12:13 AM (#404352) Subject: The King of Lemonade From: Amos Some folks get real depressed when they get a cold. Others just get terribly frustrated when they miss a raise. But consider this gentleman, a Vietnam veteran who stands out in high degree: Bill Wedekind makes beautiful pottery. Well, it may be beautiful he really doesn't know, because he can't see it. Not only is this pottery maker blind; perhaps more importantly, he has no hands. After losing both his sight and his hands serving his nation in Vietnam, Wedekind had to decide "whether to crawl off in a corner and feel sorry for myself and die, or get up and make the best out of what you've got Left." |
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23 Feb 01 - 08:52 AM (#404442) Subject: RE: BS: The King of Lemonade From: MMario |
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23 Feb 01 - 10:52 AM (#404518) Subject: RE: BS: The King of Lemonade From: bflat Amos, thanks for the link. Oh to be like him when adversity strikes. Very inspiring story. I'd like to own one of his pieces as a reminder, not to mention beauty and usefulness. Ellen |