We emphasize other people's talent as a gift saying that these capabilities make one individual unique from each other. However, an individual who has had a disability since birth is also entitled to a gift from one family.

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I had a younger sister who was a year younger than me, and I had already mentioned her in the article "How Distance Strengthens Us." Ann doesn't live with us for a decade and instead lives with my aunt during that time. Since my sister required a lot of attention, especially during her therapy sessions, our parents decided to hire my aunt as her private guardian.

She used to have a hearing aid that helped her adapt to her surroundings. Her doctor advised her not to treat us any differently, so we followed his advice. She was enrolled in a regular school and went to a summer school where she was taught how to draw during the summer vacation. During her time there, she learned how to distinguish between the sounds of each letter in the alphabet, allowing her to better pronounce words. Apart from that, she was able to boost her self-esteem because Ann is frequently chosen to represent their class as a muse. Ann honed her artistic skills and was able to create a variety of portraits and paintings.

She is now living with us because of the pandemic outbreak she was taken from our aunt's care by our father. Our relatives were blown away by her artistic abilities, which included portraits, paintings, crafts, crochet, and much more. Ann had multiple tantrums during the first months of her living with us on the same roof, which is obviously far away from our aunt's hometown, because she misses our aunt Tess. During those times, she wouldn't bother to talk to us about the specific situation, and if she was frustrated, she would lock herself in her room and refuse to eat her meals.

She wasn't used to our way of life, where we spend the majority of our time in our store and can't afford to pay her enough attention. That attitude of hers persisted for almost a year until he began throwing massive tantrums in which she became more physically hostile to us. She would glare at our mother incessantly just to show off how angry she was. She even ended up breaking my tripod and tearing up my underwear, and worst of all, she punched me in the face, causing my right cheek to swell at the time, and we were in front of our father at the time. Ann was severely chastised for her obstinacy. She would then punch the wall in her room after she learned to hurt herself, which is extremely disturbing. I try to communicate with our aunt about Ann's behavior, and she confirms that if she didn't want or didn't get what she wanted, she would literally throw a fit.

I and both of my parents gradually agreed that we would not tolerate her disturbing behavior, but instead of arguing and apologizing to Ann whenever she was upset, we decided to act as if we hadn't noticed her sulking. This has been going on for almost a month, but the progress is gradually improving. Of course, as a token of my appreciation for her generosity, I bought her a set of artisan pencils. I'm not sure what it's called, hehe, because I'm not into art. But she was ecstatic to be able to use it.

After all of those events, Ann was a better person. I can't say she's better now, but she's okay with our way of life here in our home. She's learning to assist us in our business, she's learning to adapt, and she hasn't thrown any wild tantrums recently, which is incredible.

She does portraits to keep herself occupied when she gets bored. She accepts requests to paint portraits for our relatives, but she does not do so for free; she charges for each piece she creates. Despite her circumstances, I believe she inherited our parents' business mindsets. Not to brag, but she was a math prodigy, unlike me.

I'd like to bring this up so that everyone can learn more about the situation of people with disabilities. It doesn't mean they can't improve their physical appearance or the things they can't do like a normal person. They had their own capabilities, just like everyone else, and they wanted to be seen as someone who could be respected enough to not be treated unfairly. They can do things that some of us can't, they're humans, too, they have emotions and sometimes they cannot control themselves not to feel frustrated it just takes a lot of patience to understand them better. Ann is one of a million with a person with a disability but we considered her as a gift from God with a gift that she was given to excel in the field of art.

You can check a few of my previous works here

• Desire Over Misery

• Eating and Its Twin Disorders

• Tokyo-Tokyo Jello Dessert My Own Version

• We All Have Demons Inside

• How Distance Strengthens Us

Disclaimer: I am neither a psychologist nor a financial advisor, and all of my pieces were done for entertainment purposes only. What I've written here is merely my personal opinion, and any statements made are based on my personal views and should not be taken as fact. Always do your due diligence.

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