Guilty of never giving up!!!

I was strolling down in the middle of nowhere when i saw a kid trying to cross a road.Normally i would`nt give a damn about a simple kid trying to cross the road except for the fact that the boy i saw had only two stumps for hands and he was carrying a grocery bag that looked really heavy using the two stumps as hooks for the bag handles.I saw a man trying to offer a helping hand but the kid gave him a look that said "Look i do not need your mercy.I am probably as good as you are" and refused his help.He dropped his bag twice in the process , but he did not bat an eyelid as tactfully bent down each time and picked it up and eventually crossed the road and disappeared into the milling crowd!!! This event happened in a matter of minutes and i walked away without giving a second thought as i always think "Out of sight is out of mind".
Yesterday i was watching a "special" report about a special athlete was on air.I am too much of and cricket and NBA geek and normally would switch channels when other not-so-important sports are on air.It was about an athlete who was denied a chance to compete in the Olympics.He looked pretty plain when he expressed his anguish in the interview.Then the channel aired a video of the athlete training.It took a moment to sink but i noticed immediately that he was actually sprinting on Prosthetic legs.The man was a double amputee!!!!His name:Oscar Pistorius and he qualified fair and square to participate in the Beijing Olympics.But the IOC later revealed that he would not be alloewd to participate as their "test" revealed that his legs gave him an unfair advantage.Mr.Oscar defiantly spoke of "Challenging the verdict" and look in his eye reminded me of the boy i spoke of earlier. I realised that he definitely should not be allowed to participate as he definitely had a unfair advantage. He may have no extra incentive from his prosthetic legs but sure does have an advantage of having nerves of steel and the determination that stood like a mountain. I realised how hollow the the term "Handicapped" felt and it definitely does not apply to the Gutsy South African or his younger counterpart as their physical incapability only gives them the resolve to go that extra mile to fit into this big bad world where everyone who gets better strangely seems to have an 'unfair' advantage. I hope the IOC will start thinking rationally and allow Oscar a coveted chance to show what he is made of in the Grandest of all sporting stages so that he wins more hearts and accolades just as he won the respect of this hard-to-please, Fastidious Blogger.