Sunday, October 27, 2013

Charles Krauthamer - A Life Well Lived



I watched the moving, inspirational Fox special on Charles Krauthammer the other night and walked away admiring him more than ever.  What a man!  What a brain!  What a life!  He went from a vibrant, energetic young man in the spring of his life to a permanent wheelchair due to a tragic accident, but he never stopped living, loving, learning, creating and contributing.  Sure he is was blessed with innate brillance but when the fates turned, he didn't indulge in self pity.  He used that prodigious brain of  his to keep on loving life, to come to terms with his fate in an almost regal manner.  His life isn't easy but he's blessed with amazing fortitude and a loving family.  He's also the most admired man in America for his intellect and substance.  Life is full of ironies and if it wasn't for the accident, his path might have been different and he wouldn't belong to us the way he does now. So that tragic event was our gain.  I hope many people watched it and discovered him, the way I did a long time ago, for this giant of a man has much to teach us.