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How a Burn Victim Became a Beauty Motivation to Many
At age 9, a hot oil spill at her family's restaurant left Shalom Nchom with severe burns on the face, head and neck. All the mocking and staring by peers and adults drove her to despair and at age 13 she learned what make up can do to guard her from bullies.With time, she became a makeup pro, and the same children who troubled her in school were soon extending her $5 to $25 for her makeup services.
She changed from Shalom Nchom to Shalom Blac and became an inspiration to other women. The 20-year-old's latest video shows Shalom applying makeup to only half of her face. Before performing the expert tutorial, she shares how she has discovered to gain confidence in herself, with and without the help of beauty products."You have to be grateful for what you have, because you never know what someone else may be going through," she reveals." Makeup is not the reason why I am happy. I'm happy because I love myself."
Triumph of the human spirit is the ability to rise above our problems and not only survive, but flourish in the face of adversity. No school can tutor you to turn your disability into ability. It's about how the body adapts to the diversity. It's about having the spirit and the will not only to outlast, but to defeat a handicap and win.
There has been another kind of triumph of the human spirit which people don’t talk about, which shows people having exceptional strength and endurance to endure suffering and oppression enforced on them by merciless autocrats. We are talking about a ruthless oppression of Falun Dafa practitioners in China. Practitioners put up a peaceful resistance with their remarkable belief. Even when they are targeted for their organs and picked up for murder, they show an remarkable quiet resilience which the wrongdoers find upsetting!
Falun Dafa, once a very admired meditation system in China, was recognized by the regime for its advantages to society. Sadly, the practice was banned in its country of origin in 1999 after its admiration was seen as a threat by the Chinese Communist government and has since been brutally persecuted. The discipline consists of easy to learn, simple exercises for the body and is based on integration to the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance. Persistent practice leads to a profound understanding of life and the universe, and a deepened spiritual awareness. The practice is followed by people in 114 countries and is increasingly becoming a subject of research by scientists for its advantages to physical and mental well-being.
The torture in China is not only killing lives but repressing the very values which are fundamental to the health and well-being of all people all over the world.