Tuesday 20th January 2009
After work Aunty Olga took me to Morvant to meet Mr George Daniel. He is an advocate and pioneer for the rights of Disabled Persons.
A priviledge.
That is what it was like to meet such a wonderful man. To be in a room with Aunty Olga and Mr George Daniel felt so natural. I felt like I just fit in so naturally. I listened as they spoke and I could only hear their hearts speaking. Two wonderful, passionate persons.
I will never forget this exchange between the two:
Aunty Olga: "So George who will go if you're not there?"
Mr Daniel: "Who else will go?"
I also remember very vividly when he related how he was treated with disregard by some disabled persons and when they asked for his assistance he HAD TO help them. He said "it's not about me". He stated that he was hurt as any man will be but he had to serve his people. That reminded me of a lesson I learnt some time ago - love is sacrifice.
They say that a great man does not announce that he is great. When you leave the presence of someone great you just know it.
George Daniel is a great man.
follow these links to learn more about him:
http://oneaccordtt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=2
http://outamehhead.blogspot.com/2007/07/mentally-disabled-government.html
http://v1.dpi.org/lang-en/about/executive_detail?contact=175
1 comment:
Keep on pressing on you are a part of a very special group and the same way you looked Mr. George and saw that he was great so to people look at you and see you are great also........This web site is real cool... to make people more aware of deaf people and the things that they are involved in.... Keep writing....God bless you and the agape group..........
MARVIN
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