Being Superhuman

Came across this article in the Uni's official student magazine on one of those nights that I camped over in the library. I personally found it amazing and decided to share it here. It's about these eclectic bunch of individuals being 'superhuman' having 'superpowers' but actually it's a type of defect. They stupefy science, revolutionise modern medicine, accrue global media attention and yet still go on about their daily business like the rest of us.

One Very Beautiful Mind
Daniel Tammet is a savant, someone with an area of exceptional expertise; in numbers and languages. He is mentally able to calculate any maths problem given to him and demonstrated this by calculating the irrational number Pi to 22514 decimal places in 5 hours and 9 minutes. Daniel also speaks 10 languages; he was seen having a deep intellectual conversation in Icelandic on a talk show seven days after beginning to learn it. His language instructor called him 'not human' and a 'genius!' Daniel had epilepsy as a small child and has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, which is a high functioning form of autism. Scientists believe that it's the epilepsy and autism combined that have given Daniel his abilities. Daniel is currently writing his own language called Manti, has two bestselling books and resides with his partner in London.

Seeing Without Sight
Ben Underwood had both of his eyes removed after suffering from retinal cancer at the tender age of 3. Remarkably, by the age of 14, he'd learnt that, through making a clicking sound with his tongue and detecting the subtle echoes, he could work out his environment in a manner similar to dolphins. This echolocation enabled him to play basketball, rollerblade in the streets and ride his bike without hitting cars or people. It meant that he could walk to school alone, being able to 'see' parked cars, benches and the edges of pathway without his eyes. Despite his blindness, he lived his life like a 'normal' teenager, receiving no special treatment for his disability.

Amazing isn't it??? For me at least. Hehe. Anyway, highlight message of the day.

Disadvantages in life do not always hold us back,
but can instead make us great

Hope u guys enjoy reading it.

I've eat enough, slept enough and drama enough. Time to start getting 'toxicated'.