Would I have given up? For anyone who is a woodworker, or into crafts, this is a must-see. The determination of the human spirit continues to amaze me.
Credit where credit is due – from the barcroft YouTube web site:
WELETE SUK, ETHIOPIA – UNDATED: Carpenter Sintayehu Tishale, 42, hammers in a nail using his feet in his workshop in Welete Suk, on the edge of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
A man who lost the use of his arms after being born with debilitating polio has defied expectations by becoming a carpenter. Sintayehu Tishale, 42, uses his feet to saw, chop, hammer and lathe wood into furniture, which he then sells in his workshop. Despite his limited mobility, the skilled craftsman wields a hammer with incredible accuracy and can operate dangerous machinery with his dexterous feet. The married father-of-five, who uses a specially adapted bicycle chair to get around, is famous in his hometown of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for his great talent. He said to develop his amazing skills he had to train his legs to become stronger and more flexible. Sintayehu said: “When I was very young I used to like to work in a garden using my legs as hands. Later I began to fix small things like stools and practiced sharpening knives with my feet. I made sure to practice as much as I could because I knew I had to make me feet work like hands.”
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Are YOU inspired today?
— Al Navas
About Al Navas
I have spent time in Ethiopia at Addis Ababa working airline software — what a wonderful bunch of people! Very strong believers in God.
THANKS AL!!!!
Inspiration is always welcome. Discovering how people with various disabilities cope is inspiring.
The last 10 years of my professional career was spent improving computer technology (specifically web technology) to better serve people with disabilities. I met many amazing people, who technically were disabled in some way, but no less competent than almost any of us, and often more competent in surprising ways.
Inspiration is where you find it, and you found a great one. Thanks!.
Thank YOU, Bob! I feel so incompetent to watch someone do brilliantly where I might fail. And yet it happens every time, especially when a handicap does NOT get in the way.
I am certain that developing web technology to help people with disabilities was a terrific experience, and one you will always treasure.