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Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 10:43amSanction this postReply
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I'm glad to see someone commemorating Reeve. In his New York Times obituary, they related a story about him that struck me as the best exemplification I've seen in a long time of the serenity one derives from knowing the difference between the metaphysical and the man-made. Reeve was slowly making attempts to learn how to walk. While he was in training, he was asked "what would happen" if the attempts to walk ended in failure. He said, "In that case, I won't walk."
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Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 12:09pmSanction this postReply
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I must say that when one considers the heroic, one must look at a man like Christopher Reeve.  His was the kind of outlook that would stop me dead in my tracks -- if I happened to be having a bad day, it turned around instantly when listening to him speak, or even seeing an image of his incredible efforts to live.

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Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 2:09pmSanction this postReply
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Yes Jennifer! The mans struggle was monumental. I don't know his politics, his philosophy, or even much of his *personal* life. But I was and am inspired by the painful, beautiful, heroic way in which he fought to LIVE. Well said indeed Jennifer. And thank you Alex.

John

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