Tony Meléndez (born 1962) is a Nicaraguan American guitar player, composer and singer and songwriter who was born without arms. He went to live to the United States because in Nicaragua there wasn’t the adequate medicine that he needed. When he was a child he didn’t realize that he was different but later at school when his classmates said: “ohh! That boy doesn’t have arms”, that hurt his heart.
From the beginning ha had to learn how to use his feet because there were his unique tools to do everything, for writing.
He has two sisters and a brother and his mother. His father died when he was young and now he is really grateful to him because his father left his place of birth so to take Tony to USA. He was the one that encouraged Tony to do all the things by his own.
Now he is married and with his wife adopted two children, a boy and a girl, from El Salvador and Nicaragua because they weren’t able to have children.
I think that he is an example of life because he can do lot of things only with his feet. He is a symbol of hope for all of us that don’t have his incapacity because with a lot of effort and courage he fights against his problem and he seems like a normal person.
One famous phrase he said was: “please don’t tell me that you can’t because you can do much more than me, only stand up and say I want, I can and I will move forward”. I decided to post this because Valentina had posted something similar of a man without arms and legs, well comment on it.
Here is a video of him that is very emotive, watch it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoLoFe3Eze8
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It´s amazing to see how certain people are so strong as to overcome insurmountable difficulties. I didn't even think our feet could do so many incerdible things!!! Good to remember when we complain about minor problems. These are examples of life!!
It´s incredible the greatness of God, that He give a posiblity to those ones who have difficulties and also give the strength to overcame the situation as the teacher said. In the case of this man, he doesn´t has arms but he has develop another part of his body to do what he likes.. playing the guitar (in the video). He is a model to follow in all aspects of life because he has prove that if we want.. we can..
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