This seems neither mundane nor pointless, but I don’t think my OP will rise to the level of witnessing and this seemed a better fit for this thread than Cafe Society, so here we go:
Lizzie Velasquez is a beautiful woman.
I just read this AP story about her; somehow I missed her TEDx talk last summer (and the ensuing hubbub).
Miss Velasquez suffers from a rare syndrome, so rare that only 3 people in the world are known to have it. This syndrome makes it impossible for Miss Velasquez to gain weight. She is now 25 years old and has never weighed more than about 68 pounds, according to the AP story. She is also blind in one eye.
Seven or eight years ago, when she was 17, she saw a video on youtube called “The world’s ugliest woman”; Miss Velasquez was the subject of the video.
And so she has written 3 self-help books, made appearances on major TV programs, and gave her acclaimed TEDx talk last summer. She has tens of thousands of followers on Facebook and Twitter. And now she wants to make a movie to tell her story and hopefully help others, in particular help people who are being bullied.
After reading her story and watching her TEDx talk, I simply had to acknowledge the beauty and grace of this young woman. She is smart and funny and personable. Her laugh is wonderfully infectious. And she has a will and a heart that must have gained all the weight her body cannot.
Lizzie Velasquez, you are a truly, deeply beautiful woman and I hope to watch you continue to prove the naysayers wrong for many years to come.