“Life is for service.”
Those are the words Rollins College valedictorian Elizabeth Bonker lives by.
Bonker, who is nonspeaking and has autism, gave a remarkable address during her school’s recent commencement ceremony in Winter Park, Florida.
Clad in a cap and gown decorated with flowers, Bonker explained, through a text-to-speech program, how she typed her remarks using a single finger with the help of a communication aide.
People with nonspeaking autism have trouble developing speech, and in Bonker’s case, neuromotor issues inhibit her communication and her ability to do some other basic tasks.
Learning to type changed everything.
“That one critical intervention unlocked my mind from its silent cage,” she said during her address. (CNN)
And we think we have a tough life!
This recent graduate says she was released from her SILENT CAGE.
We hear of courageous people who overcome incredible odds everyday.
Elizabeth Bonker is one of those people.
Just think what you could accomplish using all your GOD-given faculties.
If not today, when?
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