We cry over little things but forgetting there are people who were never privileged to have the things we have. Nick Vujicic was born without hands nor legs, but he is probably the happiest man in the world.
The 31-year-old Australian Christian minister, who was born in Melbourne, was pictured last weekend with his family enjoying a typical Hawaiian holiday - frolicking on the beach and soaking up the sunshine.
Vujicic was born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder that is characterised by the absence of all four limbs. His worldwide motivational speeches tell of courage overcoming disability, and the bullying he suffered as a child. His life and his determination serve as an inspiration to countless thousands worldwide.
But the idyllic holiday the Vujicic family is enjoying is more than just the result of the success Nick has found as an adult. He struggled with his disability as a child, both physically and emotionally. At the age of ten, after a failed suicide attempt where he tried to drown himself in a bath, he vowed never to give up again.
By the age of 17 he had started his own non-profit charity - Life Without Limbs.
After university, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce, Vujicic embarked on a motivational speaking tour, concentrating on teenage issues, disability, and his faith in God and how it helps his life.
To date, he has visited more than 40 countries on five continents.
In 2008 Vijucic met Kanae Miyahara, and has described it as 'love at first sight'. He was quoted in a 2013 interview in The Christian Post about the unique way he proposed. Having the engagement ring in his mouth he casually asked Kanae: 'Baby, can I kiss your hands?'
Kanae admitted that she thought he was simply biting her finger, but then she saw the ring he had been trying to position in the right spot. They got married in 2012 and welcomed baby boy, Kiyoshi the following year.
Vujicic is due to release a book - Stand Strong: You Can Overcome Bullying - on April 15.
[-Mail Online]
The 31-year-old Australian Christian minister, who was born in Melbourne, was pictured last weekend with his family enjoying a typical Hawaiian holiday - frolicking on the beach and soaking up the sunshine.
Vujicic was born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder that is characterised by the absence of all four limbs. His worldwide motivational speeches tell of courage overcoming disability, and the bullying he suffered as a child. His life and his determination serve as an inspiration to countless thousands worldwide.
But the idyllic holiday the Vujicic family is enjoying is more than just the result of the success Nick has found as an adult. He struggled with his disability as a child, both physically and emotionally. At the age of ten, after a failed suicide attempt where he tried to drown himself in a bath, he vowed never to give up again.
By the age of 17 he had started his own non-profit charity - Life Without Limbs.
After university, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce, Vujicic embarked on a motivational speaking tour, concentrating on teenage issues, disability, and his faith in God and how it helps his life.
To date, he has visited more than 40 countries on five continents.
In 2008 Vijucic met Kanae Miyahara, and has described it as 'love at first sight'. He was quoted in a 2013 interview in The Christian Post about the unique way he proposed. Having the engagement ring in his mouth he casually asked Kanae: 'Baby, can I kiss your hands?'
Kanae admitted that she thought he was simply biting her finger, but then she saw the ring he had been trying to position in the right spot. They got married in 2012 and welcomed baby boy, Kiyoshi the following year.
Vujicic is due to release a book - Stand Strong: You Can Overcome Bullying - on April 15.
[-Mail Online]