Post by Guadalupe on Jun 7, 2018 7:13:48 GMT -5
His mind was supposed to be in a vegetative state – except it wasn’t. This little boy was bursting with life. He learned to spell, read, do basic math. He could even sign, a talent he employed, along with his beaming smile, to shower affection on the world. For eight years, against all odds, he persevered.
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“He was undersized but larger than life. He could not speak but had no trouble letting you know what he had to say. He couldn’t get around very well but had literally hundreds and hundreds of friends. He created immeasurable love and caused just as much trouble. So many people spent so much time and effort working on how to care for him. But it was Paul who taught us, nurtured us, ministered to us even. He made us our best selves.
“By worldly standards, he was the least among us. But by the standards that matter most, he was perfection. There was never a nastier, more rotten, disobedient, redheaded, innocent, angelic, gorgeous, kind, amazing boy.”
Those were the tender words spoken by Paul’s father at the funeral. Grown men wept.
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“He was undersized but larger than life. He could not speak but had no trouble letting you know what he had to say. He couldn’t get around very well but had literally hundreds and hundreds of friends. He created immeasurable love and caused just as much trouble. So many people spent so much time and effort working on how to care for him. But it was Paul who taught us, nurtured us, ministered to us even. He made us our best selves.
“By worldly standards, he was the least among us. But by the standards that matter most, he was perfection. There was never a nastier, more rotten, disobedient, redheaded, innocent, angelic, gorgeous, kind, amazing boy.”
Those were the tender words spoken by Paul’s father at the funeral. Grown men wept.
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