The Coburn Blog

One of the things that really gets me about the world today.

Anyone who is different, rather it be the disabled, someone who is really pretty, someone who is really ugly, someone who is heavy set, or someone who just happens to be a guy, in a womens world

always gets treated like a 2nd class citizen in this country. I’ve been legally blind my whole life. Due to Glaucoma, I have been loosing my sight little by little, plus I have Crohns on top of that, but I am a person just like anyone else; I laugh at funny jokes and at myself, I cried at 9/11, I watch American Idol, house, Law and Order, Iron Chef, and many other TV shows with the rest of the world, I am a person just like anyone else, who just happens to be blind, thats all.

Part of being a Christian, isn’t just talking to people you want to talk to, hanging out with people you want to hang out with, making friends with people you want to be friends with, part of being a Christian, and a good Leader, I think, in any job setting, is learning how to get along with everybody in life.. Its like the Bible says, one of my favorite passages:

” ‘Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. ” Leviticus 19:18

another good one:

“do not plot evil against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this,” declares the LORD. “Zechariah 8:16-18

There are reasons why this country is founded on Christian beliefs,. I have always believed that God puts us in situations we don’t like, for a reason. I think its to teach us, how to love one another better, teaching us how to not hold a grudge.. God has a funny way of working in our lives today though, doesn’t he? When we ask for riches, he makes us poor. When we ask for love, he breaks our heart and pairs us with the most unlikely person ever. When we ask for life, he gives us death. I think God puts us in those situations, to teach us how to be better christians. He gives us poverty so we can learn to appreciate what little we do have so when we do become rich one day, we don’t take our money for granted. When we loose a loved one, it teaches us to pay more attention to those who are still living and not take them for granted.. I believe there is a reason for everything, even though it may not seem apparent at first.

In conclusion, I believe disabled people are put on this earth for a reason; to teach others how to not take our luxuries for granted, and to teach others that love comes from within, not the outside wrapping. I believe we can all learn something from the disabled, if allowed the opportunity to reach out, inspire, and really listen to what they have to say to the world.