This is the story of Agustin a "crazy old man" with polio who has been building a helicopter in his house for the last fifty years. The story on its own is interesting and certainly worth the ten minute watch but its because of something he said in the documentary that I bring it to you. Agustin said, " the problem is that everything is incredible and people don’t accept it." Everything is incredible and people don't accept it.
Watching the video you are tempted to judge Agustin's life. The more you watch though the more clear it becomes that his dream of flight (as crazy as it seems) has brought Agustin great joy. Who are we to rob someone of their joy or question the reality of their joy?
When I found out I had ECD and that most people who got the disease died within 5 years it focused me. I have come to see, as Augustin does, the incredible in so many things. The joy of holding my wife's hand, cuddling with the kids, or just enjoying the silence of the moment has at times felt overwhelmingly heavy in meaning.
Everything is Incredible, if you choose to let it be.
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