He turns 75 today,beating the odds of a daunting diagnosis by nearly half a century.
The guy who is teaching us how to believe in oneself.
The guy who is showing the world that still he can produce magical discoveries by completely confined to a wheelchair and speaking with his trademark computer system which he operates through his cheek.
Lets go briefly back on history of time (which is his favorite subject)
On January 8,1942(which just happened to be 300th anniversary of Galileo's death) this superstar scientist was born.
"Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it"-This is one of his quote and he is living by the quote.
He is suffering from Motor neuron disease. ALS is a condition in which a person body parts get paralyzed with time & a person can survive max 6 – 7 years. But he,with his strong will power is living with this from last 50 years. He has been in a wheelchair for almost 44 years with almost every body part paralyses except his sharp mind & can’t even speak for 30 years.He embodies the importance of taking obstacles in one’s stride. This disease & condition actually changed his outlook towards life. One might not have earmarked him as the next great scientist of a generation.
He is continually giving his best to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity, especially black holes, theory of general relativity, etc.
He lives life at its best even in the worst condition he is facing. He wants to enjoy weightless condition so he took the weightless flight in 2007 which was actually a big achievement in his condition. His wish is to go to space & I wish that his dream will come true.
He has won numerous awards, medals and prizes worldwide for his scientific prowess. Wanting to share his life with the world, He has released two autobiographies, wrote more than 15 books, has been awarded 12 honorary degrees and has even the title of Commander of the British Empire.
But the irony is that he is yet to receive a noble prize.The guy(Eddie Redmayne) who enacted his life in the movie "The Theory of Everything" is honored with Oscar where this superstar is waiting for his Nobel prize.
The guy who is teaching us how to believe in oneself.
The guy who is showing the world that still he can produce magical discoveries by completely confined to a wheelchair and speaking with his trademark computer system which he operates through his cheek.
Lets go briefly back on history of time (which is his favorite subject)
On January 8,1942(which just happened to be 300th anniversary of Galileo's death) this superstar scientist was born.
"Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it"-This is one of his quote and he is living by the quote.
He is suffering from Motor neuron disease. ALS is a condition in which a person body parts get paralyzed with time & a person can survive max 6 – 7 years. But he,with his strong will power is living with this from last 50 years. He has been in a wheelchair for almost 44 years with almost every body part paralyses except his sharp mind & can’t even speak for 30 years.He embodies the importance of taking obstacles in one’s stride. This disease & condition actually changed his outlook towards life. One might not have earmarked him as the next great scientist of a generation.
He is continually giving his best to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity, especially black holes, theory of general relativity, etc.
He lives life at its best even in the worst condition he is facing. He wants to enjoy weightless condition so he took the weightless flight in 2007 which was actually a big achievement in his condition. His wish is to go to space & I wish that his dream will come true.
He has won numerous awards, medals and prizes worldwide for his scientific prowess. Wanting to share his life with the world, He has released two autobiographies, wrote more than 15 books, has been awarded 12 honorary degrees and has even the title of Commander of the British Empire.
But the irony is that he is yet to receive a noble prize.The guy(Eddie Redmayne) who enacted his life in the movie "The Theory of Everything" is honored with Oscar where this superstar is waiting for his Nobel prize.
Why I’m telling his story? It’s because I somewhere realized maybe most of us are blessed with healthy body & mind conditions still we treat us as disable. Sometimes we become so helpless & give-up in front of the challenges we face in our personal, social or professional lives. We break down & give up on small things which are actually just pretty small in front of the Purpose we carry for our life. I’m sharing this because I want us to think about this man courage, outlook & willpower whenever we feel like giving up.
Just think if a person like him can add so much to world & live meaningful life; why can’t us??
It’s only willpower & positive outlook which can change our condition. Yes, it may take time but it will change for sure!
So be positive, be inspirational & no matter who we are, what we are, how much capable or incapable we think we are; Just get up, throw our pains & feeling of helplessness and we should work towards something we are really good at. Be the change we want to see in future.
We, confused Indians wish you a happy happy birthday Stephen hawking!!!.May you live long and travel through infinity.Lets all pray that by next year he will be honored with a Noble prize.
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