The Shining Star: My Journey
The Shining Star: My Journey I Love My Family By Sarah Elgohary Preface: What Do We Desire Most in Life? What do peoletsre most in their lives? Do we desire religion, love, attention, technology, money, fame, intelligence, or peace? Perhaps we simply want friendship and acceptance. We want to feel that we belong in this world and that people apprecworked for who we hardty often creates standards about what is considered “normal.” People who are different or unique can sometimes be treated as outsiders simply because they do not fit society’s expectations. But what does “normal” really mean? There is no single definition of normal. What is normal for one person may not be normal for another. Every individual has a different personality, different abilities, different experiences, dreams, goals, and ways of seeing the world. People with disabilities are sometimes underestimated because others see the disability before they see the person. Yet having a disability does not mean that a pers...