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InayatShah — Smiling In Adversity

Published: 2016-08-01 09:34:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 1112; Favourites: 35; Downloads: 6
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Description Location: Shrine of Bari Imam, Pakistan, Islamabad

This is the second time I have run into this young lady who puts us all to shame.  She has lost the use of both legs from polio and visits the shrine to pay her respects and pray for spiritual strength and guidance.  she has to crawl on the stumps of her knees and hands and uses plastic sandals on her knee and hands to prtect them from the hard ground and in this case the heat of the ground.  The temperature was close to 40C and even I could feel the heat burning through the soles of my shoes.  I was watching her have a lively conversation with somebody on the sidewalk and managed to capture her vivacious and broad smile ...

Her strength of character puts us all to shame.
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Comments: 14

Duc-in-Altum [2020-03-31 04:27:26 +0000 UTC]

It deeply saddening sad that polio is still around. But at least some people can with their heads held up high despite it.

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InayatShah In reply to Duc-in-Altum [2020-03-31 09:01:45 +0000 UTC]

Sadly we are one of the last three countries in the world where polio has not eradicated.  

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robjoeol [2020-01-13 17:53:52 +0000 UTC]

Wow

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InayatShah In reply to robjoeol [2020-01-14 15:31:49 +0000 UTC]

A very inspiring woman ... isnt she

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Yuukon [2016-08-08 17:41:39 +0000 UTC]

She's a beautiful woman, and she shows strength!

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InayatShah In reply to Yuukon [2016-08-09 16:56:09 +0000 UTC]

She is brave and resilient and deserves great respect

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Yuukon In reply to InayatShah [2016-08-09 21:31:37 +0000 UTC]

She does indeed! 

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thewolfcreek [2016-08-06 06:49:39 +0000 UTC]

Moving...very moving...if only the rest of the world were like her...

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InayatShah In reply to thewolfcreek [2016-08-08 16:51:34 +0000 UTC]

We all would be much better human beings if we learned something from her

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thewolfcreek In reply to InayatShah [2016-08-14 06:24:45 +0000 UTC]

I am afraid my friend that we...as a species will always come up short...

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jesseboy000 [2016-08-03 22:53:42 +0000 UTC]

What a gorgeous smile. Well done, I really like the work you are doing in these countries.

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InayatShah In reply to jesseboy000 [2016-08-04 06:19:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you .. but I do have an advantage .. Mostly Its my home country

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jesseboy000 In reply to InayatShah [2016-08-07 01:18:01 +0000 UTC]

Oh well I had no Idea! That's still great work though!

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InayatShah In reply to jesseboy000 [2016-08-08 16:51:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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