I bookended one of my previous blogs with two U2 quotes from their latest album, the latter quote a line from their song 'Miracle Drug'. In the comments that followed my sister (Danelle) asked if there was any special significance for me picking that particular song, and I had mentioned that the lyrics were rooted in a really neat and appropriate story. Anyways, I found the original interview in Blender Magazine where Bono talks about the person who the song is about. You can click the link to read the whole article, or read just the portion about Christopher Nolan below (in Bono's words):
“We all went to the same school and just as we were leaving, a fellow called Christopher Nolan arrived. He had been deprived of oxygen for two hours when he was born, so he was paraplegic. But his mother believed he could understand what was going on and used to teach him at home. Eventually, they discovered a drug that allowed him to move one muscle in his neck. So they attached this unicorn device to his forehead and he learned to type. And out of him came all these poems that he’d been storing up in his head. Then he put out a collection called Dam-Burst of Dreams, which won a load of awards and he went off to university and became a genius. All because of a mother’s love and a medical breakthrough.”
Pretty neat, huh? It inspires me.
Grace & Peace.
- Andrew
2 comments:
This is so cool Andrew, glad to hear the inspiration!!!
Hey - I found your blog from a friend's that had yokooso had left a comment on. Anyway - please know that we are, way out in Washington, praying for you and your little man. Babies are such a blessing - and yours seems to bring with him an abundance! Sometimes it seems it's easier to have faith for a miracle for someone else - our faith is big for you guys!!!
Blessings -
Danielle
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