Devendra Harne of India has entered into the Guinness Book of World Records because he has 12 fingers and 13 toes. Looks like he is being able to lead a normal life and took it with light heart - good for him.
If he were in the US, I can see a couple of disadvantages for Devendra. First, he has even number of fingers on each hand - if someone really ticks him off, it would be hard for him to effectively communicate his genuine feelings :-)
Second, it would be hard for him to remember if the month of August has 30 days or 31 days!
On a serious note, it is inspiring to read about some seriously handicapped people who managed to completely ignore their disabilities and reach amazing heights, while we were complaining about all the things that we didn't have.
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Thanks, Gopa; interesting observations.
Thadi, my very sagacious friend, used to talk of a person who was somewhere between 4 and 5 feet, but when he finished interacting with you, he appeared 10' tall. Like that line in Illusions:
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Argue for your limitations, and they are yours.
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Exactly, Raama. Thanks. Another example is Nepoleon, who was short in more than one way!
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