IS THE MOST NORMAL THING ON THE PLANET
This little
girl was about the only one not in costume at the Escuela Primera Benito Juarez
costume and altar contest in Oaxaca, Mexico.
I was
walking by and she grabbed my arm to point out her dressed up siblings.
I took their
fotos and introduced myself and asked If I could take hers.
She shook me
off 3 times and said she's fea. I said well I'm gordo, so we're a
team.
She relented
and I took her foto. She clearly has some kind of syndrome that impacts her
eyes and possibly gives her a learning disability.
She wanted
to see her foto, so I showed it on the screen along with her family's shots
that I took.
I stuck my
hand out and said Esteban, mucho gusto. And she thrust her hand out to
shake mine and introduced herself as Yu.
I apologized
for my poor Spanish and she said she didn't mind. Then she hugged me with
all her might.
Thank
goodness the kids had to que for a parade.
Because I
had to run to the corner of the decorated school yard and weep for joy.
Perhaps some
see Yu as disabled, as different as not “normal.”
But to me,
she is most soulful and beautiful creature on earth.
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