20210821 : Inspirational speakers
Both before the stroke and after, I have listened to a lots of speakers, read several books and blogs. All admirable ones - for inspiration. I have undoubtedly been very much touched by many of those. But after the stroke, their impact on me reduced drastically. Everything seemed good words one could do when they are able to. There have been many stories representing the struggles of many, battling through their circumstances and a variety of illnesses. I have tremendous respect to them as well. However, as much as I admired all of them, their victories and messages, I simply could not connect with them. It was their individual journey and the corresponding narrative. Until I encountered the story of 'Brisa Alfaro'. This was a different story altogether. It was frankly an unbelievable story. I was moved because it was a very similar story. It was the closest comparable journey so far... I am part of a support group called "StrokeSupportIndia". Often, they organise an