Bandology

I asked a friend who lives in US to buy me the yellow wrist band.

Live strong.

The yellow wrist band is the symbol of Lance Armstrong. Lance was diagnosed with testicular cancer and was already in the advance stage, the cancer cells already spread (medically known as metastasis) to the lungs and the brain.

But he went on to win the Tour de France for a number of consecutive years. He did not allow his condition determine how he would spent his life but went on winning.

It is possible to win at any circumstances. Emerson was right “ From our weakness, grows our strength…” Winning begins with a positive mental attitude. Lance rose above his circumstances to make a difference. He even created a foundation to raise funds, and the wrist band is one the income generating mechanism he thought of.

Coelho in his blog has an article on how God uses disease to teach us about health. Being sick teaches a lot of things, wallowing in self-pity is not one of the lessons. If you are sick, whatever disease it is, you must courageously face life. If you are dying, face death courageously. But do not resign to dying, but go on living. Life is meant to be lived to the fullest. Face each day as another gift from God, and decide how He wants you to live it.