Imagine life bound to a wheelchair since your mid-20s. You are almost completely paralyzed. The only muscles you are capable of moving are a few tiny muscles around your cheekbones, eyebrows, mouth, and eyes. You communicate using a machine with a synthesized voice. What's more, you are a genius stuck inside this broken body. Then one day, you are able to literally float in the air, freed from the limitations of your body and this earth.
That is what happened to Stephen Hawking recently. Stephen is a world-renowned astrophysicist who has always dreamed of going into outer space. He is author of the best-selling book, "A Brief History of Time", which explains quantum physics in a way that is entertaining and understandable to anyone. Hawkings suffers from ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. He is one of the greatest geniuses of our time.
Hawkings went on a zero-gravity flight from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. One of his lifetime ambitions is to fly into space, which he may soon be able to do. The company that sponsored his zero-gravity flight plans to offer sub-orbital space tourism flights by the end of the decade. Hawkings has already been offered a free ride.
The look on Hawkings' face when he landed said everything. Although tired, he was all smiles.
This is my second inspirational story I had promised earlier to post.
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