It makes you think

Things seem bad sometimes, but there are two men that come into the Co-op that are an inspiration to me and probably others too. One of them is called Norman, the other I'm unsure of his name but it could be Will. Both of them have had their legs amputated at the knees. Will because of severe frostbite (apparently) and Norman because of illness. Both have had their ups and dons over the last few months, Norman we didn't see in the co op for a long time because after he had his legs amputated, he couldn't get out of his huse until the council had put in a ramp for him...now we see him two or three times a day and he always stops for a chat and is friendly and cheerful. Will went through a bad patch when he suffered a set back, and started drinking heavily, but after a period when all the staff were really worried about him, he came back to the store, not in a wheelchair as normal, but in a motorised shopping scooter and sporting a pair of brand new legs, like Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump. Now he walks to the shop with the aid of a stick. It makes you think doesn't it...we all have our problems, but if these two men can overcome the disadvantages of having limbs amputated, and still come through it smiling, surely that suggests that whatever problems we face, they are not insurmountable, it just takes courage and determination...