Imagine losing both of your legs… #shorts #shortsvideo

The most compelling way that humans can exchange information is by telling stories. I mean, our ancestors have literally been telling stories since they could draw on the walls of caves and pass those stories down. Nowadays, we tell stories through books and social media, but also on the news. And Book Thinkers family, if you're looking for 10 compelling stories, then look no further than this book, More After the Break, by author and news reporter Jen Maxfield. She's been telling the news in the New York area for a very long time, and what she did was she went back to 10 of her favorite stories and followed up with those people to see what sort of lessons they learned from those extraordinary circumstances that they were put in. I learned a lot about how the news is created, and that was fascinating too. But the very first story that she tells about the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash where Paul Esposito, a young man, loses both of his legs really made me reflect and think. I mean, she follows up with Paul in real time, and he's so positive. He's inspiring. He views everything in life as a second chance. And how could anything be bad when he's lost both of his legs? Other people write to Paul and tell him about how inspirational he was, and that, that's what happened to me. I mean, anytime I'm viewing something as a tough situation, I think about Paul, a young man my age losing both of his legs. So if you want stories like this, check out the book.