What happens when the mind makes a date the body can’t keep?

We have been talking about the different kinds of disabilities in class, and I have come to understand a little more about the word disability.

I have taken a closer look at how society defines it and how I now look at it. Some disabilities are visible and some are non-visible. Those that we cannot see are just as important as the ones we can see. So if this is true then why do we treat the person so different? We sometimes treat people with physical disabilities as thought they have a contagious disease that we can catch. People with disabilities had to fight for their rights to be treated like a human being.

What I have come to realize is sometimes we disable ourselves because we take what others think of us to heart. Having a physical or mental challenge does not dehumanize someone. So you can’t do things the way you use to, does that mean you can’t learn to do things differently? It is not a crime to realize that your body do not work the same way it used to. Take old age for instance it sometimes looks like disability because your body does not do things as quickly as it use to. Sometimes being old feels like a disease because of how some people treat you. You are treated once again like you have a contagious disease. People don’t want to touch you or talk to you unless they have to. Unfortunately your body does not work as quickly as your mind and so you find that your mind will make a date that your body can’t keep.  I have come to the conclusion that there are some things that I must do differently even if my mind is telling me otherwise. Some days I have to push a little harder than the day before. My mind is telling me that I can still do things but my body says something totally different.

To admit that I can’t do what I did five years ago is admitting that I have a disability beyond my control and I have to learn to do things a little differently. I have learned to ask for help in certain areas of my life without feeling any shame about it. My mind does not work the way it use to and that bothers me to no end. I was once a bank executive, and my job required me to make quick decisions. Today I find it hard to just write a paper, which was very easy for me to do. Besides getting older, I am learning to live with my disabilities which require me to do things differently. Maybe I shouldn’t stress about the fact that my mind is still making dates that my body cannot keep but be concerned when my mind stop making dates for my body.