In the story what my son taught me about Oscar Pistorius by
Cynthia Falardeau was
about what her 10
years old son name Wyatt taught her about Oscar Pistorius. Wyatt also lost his
right hand to amniotic band syndrome. Pistorius competed at the 2012 Olympic
and Paralympic Games, is accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend on
Valentine's Day. Falardeau was fascinated by him and put him in pedestal. The
ideal of a disable man competing with other people was unthinkable because of his disability and competed in Olympic. She
thought Oscar Pistorius will create awareness for athletes with physical disability
and he will be a great role model for her son and many like him. However her son reminded her that Oscar
Pistorium is just a man. Even then her 10 years old son had the ability to see Oscar
Pistorium as a man. According to this article Falardeau learned we put people in
pedestal and see them fail. The listen from this article is regardless some
people great abilities and gifts at the end they also have challenges like everyone else.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/19/opinion/pistorius-commentary-irpt/index.html?iref=allsearch