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The girl on the stage has no feet

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but can strike beautiful poses.

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She has no hands

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but can play moving melodies.

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This girl’s name is Kuo Wei-chi.

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From a young age she loved to sing and dance.

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When she was seven,

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She went into shock from an unknown illness

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and her hands and feet turned black.

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To save Wei-chi’s life, her parents

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agreed to amputate her hands and feet.

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When she was little she wanted to learn piano,

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learn to dance,

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learn to draw.

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Those were the talents she wanted.

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After her illness

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we did everything to meet her needs.

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The things she wanted to do,

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she absolutely wanted to do them the best.

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If she didn’t want to do something,

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you couldn’t force her.

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From not being able to tell right from left

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and not being able to raise her arms,

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the teacher slowly trained her

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until she could raise her arm by her ear,

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then the position eventually became familiar.

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It’s hard work

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because you’re dancing on floorboards.

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Sometimes after I danced for a while

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my knees would be grazed.

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So many times, I thought about quitting

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but took the view I should persevere.

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And this is what I love,

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so I kept on going.

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Let’s go!

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Ok, thanks.

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Good luck.

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Nick Vujicic.

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The thing he said that stays with me is

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“Life Without Limits.”

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You have to face your imperfections with courage,

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and every year set goals for yourself.

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Like every year hold an art exhibition.

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It’s hard for her to draw.

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Very hard.

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I think she’s amazing.

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I tried to draw like Wei-chi,

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using my arms,

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but my drawings weren’t very good.

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She didn’t give up after her amputations.

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She kept drawing, playing piano, writing.

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I really admire her.

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She’s very inspirational.

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Wei-chi has a very sunny nature

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and she doesn’t fear failure.

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One time, after class,

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kids were waiting to be picked up

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and Wei-chi played with them.

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One of her legs came off.

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Her prosthetic leg swung off.

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Everyone fell silent.

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No one said a word.

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Wei-chi felt a bit awkward

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but just put her prosthesis back on.

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I think this is her own best motivation.

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Smile Angel says the setbacks we meet

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are all the best arrangement.

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Thank God for giving us experience to learn.

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This is her greatest gift.

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Let’s welcome Wei-chi.

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My birthday wish

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is that I can sell over 40 drawings

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to help children in hunger.

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Whether it’s to adults

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or to children,

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I just hope

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to give encouragement.

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In life’s dictionary there is no “difficult.”

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You just have to persevere in confidence

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and work hard to overcome

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and you will have no problem.