Behind the Scenes - The Fading Symphony with Tim Minchin

Watch Tim Minchin and Kirsten Harley meet and talk about the importance of staying positive when faced with adversity. Visit www.thefadingsymphony.com to see full performance and donate.
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People with disabilities don't necessarily need to be admired for how they cope. They just don't have a choice. I can't imagine being both disabled and having to be devastated every waking moment because of it. They do, however, require understanding of their situation and help. That said, I find it good advice to, as Kirsten mentioned, live it week by week and not let the future take too much of your mental space. And of course, it's amazing to have an amazing artist like Tim participate to such an event.

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People with disabilities sometimes need to be admired for how they cope. They do have a choice. They can break and let it ruin their sanity, confidence and their ability to see joy in life. Having a disability is hard and it is so very easy to fall into the spiral of depression and hopelessness. So good on Kirsten for your smile and thank you so much Tim for everything you do to help.

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Everyone has a choice when something hard happens to them. When I hear people say "I admire you for staying positive" it almost as one would expect them to break down instead. People are actually saying that they think it's the way THEY would react if something like that happened to them. I think it's both wrong and a little rude. Wrong because before having a disability, people were valid, just like them, so it seems fair to say everyone would have the opportunity to react the same. Rude because everytime they hear how they should be admired, they must think "what alternative do you propose?" and that alternative is grim. Now I don't say that no one feels differently and maybe some like to be admired.