14th Feb 2013 : I was reading in the library when I got this text from my brother "Oscar Pistorius shot his girlfriend" . I was shocked and browsed frantically for the tragic news on google. I read every news piece I could and tried to find some answer as to what caused Oscar to commit this horrible act. But, all I could find were speculations. No one knew the answer. It deeply saddens me and still keeps me wishing there was a whole other explanation. RIP Reeva Steenkamp.
Since my brother is an amputee, the name "Oscar Pistorius" is not foreign to us. Way before he competed in the Olympics, my brother and I used to watch all his training videos on the net. We would watch on and on about how he runs, how he carried himself when he stands up and basically studied his every move on the track. He was always a great inspiration . Yes, his participation in the Olympics sparked a lot of controversies as to whether he had an unfair advantage over the other runners. People may argue that his blade was lighter so he can make faster strides, but I don't think they know the full extent of difficulties that an amputee faces with a prosthetic leg. His sole participation in the Olympics, though he might not have won anything opens a new chapter in the Olympics.
Anyway, after the shooting incident, rumours about him always having a dark side , and all the imperfect things he had done were featured in the news. Maybe he has a dark side and yes, it was a horrible thing he did. But he will always be the man who made disability an ability, who turns disadvantage into an advantage. He will always be a hero in the hearts of many.
Since my brother is an amputee, the name "Oscar Pistorius" is not foreign to us. Way before he competed in the Olympics, my brother and I used to watch all his training videos on the net. We would watch on and on about how he runs, how he carried himself when he stands up and basically studied his every move on the track. He was always a great inspiration . Yes, his participation in the Olympics sparked a lot of controversies as to whether he had an unfair advantage over the other runners. People may argue that his blade was lighter so he can make faster strides, but I don't think they know the full extent of difficulties that an amputee faces with a prosthetic leg. His sole participation in the Olympics, though he might not have won anything opens a new chapter in the Olympics.
Anyway, after the shooting incident, rumours about him always having a dark side , and all the imperfect things he had done were featured in the news. Maybe he has a dark side and yes, it was a horrible thing he did. But he will always be the man who made disability an ability, who turns disadvantage into an advantage. He will always be a hero in the hearts of many.
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