We Have it so Good!

Here's the story of a man, that makes us feel like we have it so good and that we should not take our lives for granted. We should be so thankful for everything we have, each day!
Jean-Dominique Bauby, 43, a French journalist who had been editor-in-chief of the fashion magazine Elle, suffered a stroke in December of 1995. It left him unable to either speak or move, although his mind was unaffected. The only part of his body still left under voluntary control was his left eyelid.
Bauby learned to communicate with that eyelid. First, he learned a signal for “yes” and another for “no.” Then when a therapist recited or pointed to the letters in the French alphabet, he would blink when she reached the letter he wanted. In this way, he formed words, then sentences. Difficult though it was, he composed an entire book, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, prior to his death on March 9, 1997. In its first week of publication, it sold 146,000 copies.
Bauby did what he could with what he had. To each of us the Lord has given some ability and some opportunity for service.—Harry Adams

Here's the trailer the movie made based on his book, which won a cannes Festival award: