Myron Golden says he wouldn't erase his polio if he could. The disease shaped who he is, and he sees his abilities as gifts from God, not personal wins. That gratitude keeps him humble and respectful toward others.
If God gave me an opportunity to do a do-over without any of those challenges, I would say nah. I mean, if you wanna gimme a do-over and I get to do the whole thing again, and knowing what I know now, I'd love to do that. But even not knowing, I wouldn't, like, I wouldn't want a different do-over. I wouldn't want to go and have a do-over and have a life of being Myron without polio. Really? No. Why is that? Because then I'd end up something other than what I am. And I love, I love who God has turned me into. I love being me. I love getting to be Myron Golden. It's— and that may sound arrogant. I don't mean it like that. Like, because I realize that anything good about me is not because of me. It's a gift. Even— yeah, yeah. And people would say, yeah, it was— it's because of you, because you worked hard. Yeah. But even the ability to work hard and the inclination to work hard is a gift. And so if I have— if, if I look at everything good about me as a gift, it gives me everything to be thankful for and nothing to be proud of. And now I can treat other people with respect and honor, even people who may not act out of respectability because maybe they didn't receive all the gifts I received. And if they had, maybe they would've done more with them than I have. There's always a perspective that can help you become a better and more fulfilled person.
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