Yesterday the weather was total shit so I was trapped indoors. I found myself wandering around youtube, watching videos to pass the time.
Between the creepy video blogs and skater kids neutering themselves trying to grind rails I stumbled upon a collection of do-it-yourself videos. People showing the world the best way to do things. I watched one of these tutorial videos of a guy from England who had a spastic right side. He was demonstrating to the world how to roll a cigarette with one hand. While I was watching this video some things occurred to me.
What is it about human nature that deep down desires to help other people? Here was a guy with only one functioning hand showing other people with similar disabilities how to take care of themselves in a small way. And then that made me think of something else. A one handed guy rolling his own cigarettes? It seems so unnecessary, you only got one hand, if you want to smoke, buy a pack of cigarettes, why frustrate yourself rolling your own? Again, human nature. Here is a guy that isn't going to let something as huge as only having one working hand discourage himself from doing something as small as rolling a cigarette. Humans will always adapt, they will always try to do the things that are hard or impossible no matter what their circumstances. Its really amazing when you think about it.
Between the creepy video blogs and skater kids neutering themselves trying to grind rails I stumbled upon a collection of do-it-yourself videos. People showing the world the best way to do things. I watched one of these tutorial videos of a guy from England who had a spastic right side. He was demonstrating to the world how to roll a cigarette with one hand. While I was watching this video some things occurred to me.
What is it about human nature that deep down desires to help other people? Here was a guy with only one functioning hand showing other people with similar disabilities how to take care of themselves in a small way. And then that made me think of something else. A one handed guy rolling his own cigarettes? It seems so unnecessary, you only got one hand, if you want to smoke, buy a pack of cigarettes, why frustrate yourself rolling your own? Again, human nature. Here is a guy that isn't going to let something as huge as only having one working hand discourage himself from doing something as small as rolling a cigarette. Humans will always adapt, they will always try to do the things that are hard or impossible no matter what their circumstances. Its really amazing when you think about it.
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