Kookie and His Norms

I truly wonder what the realistic definition of the term "normal" is. Nancy Mairs, being someone who can state facts in being a disabled person states that "physical disability looms pretty large in one's life"(Mairs 3). There are many people who were thankfully born to be free of disabilities in this world, however, there are many who are disabled. Nobody is born wanting to have disabilities as a part of their life. They don't have a choice either. It isn't fair for them and it's even more unfair for people without disabilities to judge them. Disabilities aren't the core of what makes up a person. People have to see the person for who they are and not judge for the disabilities. 

Mairs denies the fact that people should let their disabilities kill the person who they really are inside when she counterattacks and says "but it doesn't devour one wholly"(Mairs 4). She powerfully expresses her desire that disabled people shouldn't be discouraged of anything and keep the positive outlook on life they have. It doesn't make sense to discriminate against disabled people when they do the same daily activities as any other person would do. Whether it's using lotion, driving, talking on the phone, eating pizza, or any other typical acts, there is really no difference. Sometimes, it just seems as if people have nothing else to do better than judge people. Racial, sexual, and even discriminations against disabled people is present in society. I believe that it's all about perspective. If a person truly believes that their inner self is just as good as any other and keep their confidence, disability would just become a normal characteristic and it wouldn't hurt him/her psychologically. No matter what kind of a person is around, their inner self is what's really important and disabilities shouldn't be a problem once people acknowledge this. A human being is a human being like any other.