Monday, October 11. 2004

There are a lot of people who have inspired me, some times you don't even realize they have done it until well after the fact. Although I never knew the man personally, I just wanted it to be known that Christopher Reeve was one of those people. He died Sunday at the age of 52 from complications relating to his injuries.

The thing that sticks most in my head when I think of this man was an interview I happened to catch with him on Larry King Live. Here was a man who arguably had the world in his favor one moment, and then found himself losing one of the most fundamental freedoms that we all take for granted. Yet, despite all that was against him I watched as he proudly showed off how he had relearned to move his finger. The movement was so trivial, yet it represented a optimisim and hope that I think should serve to inspire us all.

The measure of man can't be weighed in the humility brought by success but the courage and grace shown in the face of failure. As we all move along in our day to day lives we are assured to face uncertainity and adversity; we should take notice of what this man stood for. I hope in my best, or worst, of moments I can be half as courageous as this true Superman.