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This was their long-awaited firstborn. The father was in labor. He saw the baby's shoulder - what is it? No hand. Boris Vuychich realized that he had to leave the room immediately so that his wife would not have time to notice how his face had changed. He couldn't believe what he saw.

When the doctor came out to him, he began to say:

"My son! Doesn't he have a hand?

The doctor replied:

“No... Your son has neither arms nor legs.”

Doctors refused to show the baby to the mother. The nurses were crying.

Why?

Nicholas Vujicic was born in Melbourne, Australia, into a family of Serbian emigrants. Mother is a nurse. Father is a pastor. The whole parish lamented: “Why did the Lord allow this to happen?” The pregnancy proceeded normally, everything was fine with heredity.

At first, the mother could not bring herself to take her son in her arms and could not breastfeed him. “I had no idea how I would take the child home, what to do with him, how to take care of him,” recalls Duska Vujicic. – I didn’t know who to contact with my questions. Even the doctors were at a loss. Only after four months did I begin to come to my senses. My husband and I began to solve problems without looking too far ahead. One after another."

Nick has a semblance of a foot instead of a left leg. Thanks to this, the boy learned to walk, swim, skateboard, play on the computer and write. The parents managed to get their son into a regular school. Nick became the first disabled child in a regular Australian school.

“This meant that teachers were paying too much attention to me,” Nick recalls. - On the other hand, although I had two friends, most often I heard from my peers: “Nick, go away!”, “Nick, you don’t know how to do anything!”, “We don’t want to be friends with you!”, “You’re nobody.” !

Drown yourself

Every evening Nick prayed to God and asked him: “God, give me arms and legs!” He cried and hoped that when he woke up in the morning, arms and legs would already appear. Mom and dad bought him electronic hands. But they were too heavy, and the boy was never able to use them.

On Sundays he went to church school. They taught there that the Lord loves everyone. Nick didn’t understand how this could be - why then God didn’t give him what everyone else had. Sometimes adults came up and said: “Nick, everything will be fine!” But he didn’t believe them - no one could explain to him why he was like this, and no one could help him, not even God. At the age of eight, Nicholas decided to drown himself in the bathtub. He asked his mother to take him there.

“I turned my face into the water, but it was very difficult to hold on. Nothing worked. During this time, I imagined a picture of my funeral - my dad and mom were standing there... And then I realized that I couldn’t kill myself. All I saw from my parents was love for me.”

Change your heart

Nick never tried to commit suicide again, but he kept thinking why he should live.

He won't be able to work, he won't be able to hold his fiancée's hand, he won't be able to hold his child when he cries. One day, Nick’s mother read an article about a seriously ill man who inspired others to live.

Mom said: “Nick, God needs you. I do not know how. I do not know when. But you can serve Him.”

At the age of fifteen, Nick opened the Gospel and read. The disciples asked Christ why this man was blind. Christ answered: “So that the works of God may be revealed in him.” Nick says that at that moment he stopped being angry at God.

“Then I realized that I am not just a man without arms and legs. I am God's creation. God knows what He is doing and why. “It doesn’t matter what people think,” Nick says now. – God did not answer my prayers. This means that He wants to change my heart more than the circumstances of my life. Probably, even if I suddenly had arms and legs, it would not calm me down so much. Arms and legs on their own.”

At nineteen, Nick studied financial planning at university. One day he was asked to speak to students. Seven minutes were allotted for the speech. Within three minutes the girls in the hall were crying. One of them could not stop sobbing, she raised her hand and asked: “Can I come up on stage and hug you?” The girl approached Nick and began to cry on his shoulder. She said: “No one ever told me they loved me, no one ever told me I was beautiful just the way I am. My life changed today."

Nick came home and announced to his parents that he knew what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. The first thing my father asked was: “Are you thinking of finishing university?” Then other questions arose:

-Are you going to travel alone?

- And with whom?

- Don't know.

-What are you going to talk about?

- Don't know.

– Who will listen to you?

- Don't know.

A hundred attempts to get up

Ten months a year he is on the road, two months at home. He traveled to more than two dozen countries, more than three million people heard him - in schools and prisons. It happens that Nick speaks in stadiums with thousands of seats. He performs about 250 times a year. Nick receives about three hundred offers for new performances a week. He became a professional speaker.

Before the start of the performance, an assistant carries Nick onto the stage and helps him sit on some raised platform so that he can be seen. Then Nick tells episodes from his everyday life. About how people still stare at him on the streets. About the fact that when children run up and ask: “What happened to you?!” He answers in a hoarse voice: “It’s all because of cigarettes!”

And to those who are younger, he says: “I didn’t clean my room.” He calls what is in place of his legs a “ham.” Nick says his dog likes to bite him. And then he begins to beat out a fashionable rhythm with his ham.

After that he says: “And to be honest, sometimes you can fall like this.” Nick falls face first into the table he was standing on.

And he continues:

“It happens in life that you fall, and it seems you have no strength to get up. You wonder then if you have hope... I have neither arms nor legs! It seems that if I try to get up even a hundred times, I won’t be able to. But after another defeat, I don’t give up hope. I will try again and again. I want you to know that failure is not the end. The main thing is how you finish. Are you going to finish strong? Then you will find the strength to rise up - in this way.”

He leans his forehead, then helps himself with his shoulders and stands up.

The women in the audience begin to cry.

And Nick begins to talk about gratitude to God.

I'm not saving anyone

– Are people touched and consoled because they see that someone is having a harder time than they are?

“Sometimes they tell me: “No, no! I can’t imagine myself without arms and legs!” But it is impossible to compare suffering, and it is not necessary. What can I say to someone whose parents are divorced? I don't understand their pain.

One day a twenty-year-old woman approached me. She was kidnapped when she was ten years old, enslaved and abused. During this time, she had two children, one of them died. Now she has . Her parents don't want to communicate with her. What can she hope for? She said that if she had not believed in God, she would have committed suicide. Now she talks about her faith with other AIDS patients so they can hear her.

Last year I met people who had a son without arms and legs. The doctors said: “He will be a plant for the rest of his life. He won’t be able to walk, he won’t be able to study, he won’t be able to do anything.” And suddenly they found out about me and met me in person - another person like him. And they had hope. It is important for everyone to know that they are not alone and that they are loved.

– Why did you believe in God?

“I couldn’t find anything else that would give me peace.” Through the word of God, I learned the truth about the purpose of my life - about who I am, why I live, and where I will go when I die. Without faith, nothing made sense.

There is a lot of pain in this life, so there must be absolute Truth, absolute Hope, which is above all circumstances. My hope is in heaven. If you associate your happiness with temporary things, it will be temporary.

I can tell you many times when teenagers came up to me and said: “Today I looked in the mirror with a knife in my hand. This was supposed to be the last day of my life. You saved me".

A woman came up to me one day and said, “Today is my daughter’s second birthday. Two years ago she listened to you and you saved her life.” But I can’t save myself either! Only God can. What I have is not Nick's achievements. If it were not for God, I would not be here with you and would no longer exist in the world. I couldn't handle my trials on my own. And I thank God that my example inspires people.

– What can inspire you, besides faith and family?

- A friend's smile.

Once I was told that a terminally ill guy wanted to see me. He was eighteen years old. He was already very weak and could not move at all. I entered his room for the first time. And he smiled. It was a precious smile. I told him that I don’t know how I would feel in his place, that he is my hero.

We saw each other several more times. I asked him one day: “What would you like to say to all people?” He said, "What do you mean?" I replied: “If only there was a camera here.” And every person in the world could see you. What would you say?

He asked for time to think. Last time we talked on the phone, he was already so weak that I could not hear his voice on the phone. We spoke through his father. This guy said, “I know what I would say to all the people. Try to be a milestone in someone's life story. At least do something. Something to be remembered."

Hug without hands

Nick used to fight for independence in every detail. Now, due to a busy schedule, more cases have begun to be entrusted to the patronage worker, who helps with dressing, moving and other routine matters. Nick's childhood fears did not come true. He recently got engaged, is about to get married, and now believes that he doesn’t need his hands to hold his bride’s heart. He no longer worries about how he will communicate with his children. Chance helped. An unfamiliar two-year-old girl approached him. She saw that Nick had no hands. Then the girl put her hands behind her back and laid her head on his shoulder.

Nick can't shake anyone's hand - he hugs people. And even set a world record. A guy without arms hugged 1,749 people in an hour. He wrote a book about his life while typing 43 words per minute on a computer. In between work trips, he fishes, plays golf and surfs.

“I don’t always get up in the morning with a smile on my face. Sometimes my back hurts,” says Nick. “But because there is great strength in my principles, I continue to take small steps forward, baby steps.” Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the ability to act, relying not on one’s own strength, but on God’s help.

Parents of disabled children usually divorce. My parents didn't divorce. Do you think they were scared? Yes. Do you think they trusted God? Yes. Do you think they are now seeing the fruits of their labors? Absolutely right.

How many people would believe it if they showed me on TV and said, “This guy prayed to the Lord and he got arms and legs”? But when people see me as I am, they wonder: “How can you smile?” For them this is a visible miracle. I need my trials to make me realize how dependent I am on God. Other people need my testimony that “the power of God is made perfect in weakness.” They look into the eyes of a man without arms and without legs and see in them peace, joy - what everyone strives for.”

He looked very ordinary. If we take away the moment when the assistant carried him in his arms from the wheelchair to the chair, it seemed to me that the confidence disappeared from his gaze for a second. It was very close, I even managed to grab the frame...

And so... Everyone sits at a common table. Everyone is well-mannered people, and therefore no one gesticulates much. Nick is even one of the most emotional... He will either move his shoulder, or scratch his cheek with it (namely, “scratch”, not “rub”)... And his hands? It’s like he just put his hands behind his back...

It was a press conference where the questions turned out to be more interesting than the answers. And not because the speaker answered sluggishly or dryly. Just... Judge for yourself...

Here, a powerful man stands up, holding a “picture” in his hands: “New Radio.” He admits that he attended the press conference because he tormented the organizers with questions.
“A couple of decades ago, when the doctors abandoned my child and said, it would sound rude... that there was a freak in my wife’s stomach, that it was better to have an operation, and that it was necessary to save the life of the wife, not the son...” I stood in dead end. And the words that one person said to me changed my whole life. This man told me your story, Nick ( Vujicic was not even thirteen at that time, - N.Sh.) . Yesterday was my son's birthday. He turned twenty. (The audience applauds.) In the nineties, your example inspired me very much. Now I am a successful person. And now, actually, the question. My radio listeners ask him: “Who is the person you believe in?”
( div4ina007 And pkaprizjan I think this is exactly what you were discussing in the comments to the previous post ...)
Nick replied that here faith and love for God are still primary for him:
“Everything this world could offer me would not be enough.” I am not the source of hope, not some speakers. They say all you need is positivity. It's a lie! Because you need something more... Hope! Someone said, "Hope dies last." But for me hope never dies. Because my hope goes beyond human capabilities. That's why I have power.

- I flew from Armenia, with my wife and daughter, especially to see you. I'm doing the same thing as you. I am also a motivational speaker and an artist and writer. Your son was born on your wedding anniversary, and my daughter on ours. I have watched recordings of many of your performances. I saw interest and understanding in the eyes of the listeners. Can you name three countries where you felt the greatest demand for your speeches?
- A lot of invitations come from Asian countries. From China, Hong Kong, Korea... Unfortunately, many young people in these countries have lost hope... So Asia is one part. I can also name Latin America, Central America, South America, where there is a lot of poverty and need. It is difficult for me to name the third region. I think all people have their own personal needs, and everyone is looking for some greater purpose. And everyone needs encouragement.
The artist gave Nick and his wife their family portrait.

Serezha Denisov, the “crystal boy”, who experienced 36 fractures in his 15 years, came from Ryazan:
- How do you cope with your fear if you have it?
- Many people don’t even try to do something, simply because they are afraid. It's not that I'm not afraid of anything at all. But looking at you, I see that your spirit is courageous. Because you took the microphone and asked me your question in front of the entire audience. And someone else can't do what you just did... You can be proud of yourself.

The entire first row is occupied by people in wheelchairs. Everyone has their own story. Everyone can compete with the “hero of the day” in fortitude. And he wasn’t the only one who turned out to be a hero.
Nick has already become an established man; today he is given wealth and world fame to help him. But how do these people cope, living on benefits that wouldn’t even be enough to feed a dog if they decided to get one?!
Not everyone managed to take the floor; forty minutes were allotted for questions. It is clear that in this situation it is somehow awkward to raise your hand. Let Seryozha Denisov remain a man who is braver than me.

One bewilderment... Was it really impossible to do something with the perimeter of the “Public Chamber”, which was terribly dug up? Well, at least the flooring opposite the gate... If it didn’t work out to move the venue of the event (it was scheduled almost a month in advance, and, probably, then everything was still in order with the asphalt). The yard is small. It only fits a few cars... And thanks to the security guards who personally helped people in wheelchairs get over potholes and curbs.

Russia is the 55th country he visited. He is definitely going to come to us in a year and for the World Cup... Because he fell in love with him.
Nick generally talked a lot about love. About his wife, sons, already born and expected in August. Without them, his new, fourth book, which is called: “Love Without Borders...”
The book was given to us immediately. But, I must admit, impressed by the face-to-face meeting, I opened it only this morning. I thought there about the love of God, but it turned out that it was about the relationship between a man and a woman. And, as usual with Vujicic, incredibly frankly:
“This happened during an interview when Kanae (wife - N.Sh.) was pregnant. A journalist from Dallas during a live broadcast asked how it was possible that we would have a child. I was embarrassed, but tried to get rid of it with a joke.
“Everyone knows,” I said, “what it’s for.” You don't necessarily need arms and legs to have a baby.
But she was not satisfied with my answer... I could have responded with rudeness, pointing out that she was invading our privacy. And yet, a sense of humor prevailed.
IN live I said:
- In fact, I heard that legs even get in the way in this matter!
Believe me, after that the journalist immediately fell silent!”

Despair of loneliness and painful partings. Doubts and the importance of the right moment to propose marriage.
What you should abstain from before the wedding and how to spend the first night after.
The personal life of spouses in the house where children appear.

I won’t ruin the sale of the edition and retell everything... But, you know, yesterday he looked like a respectable man, a speaker, with thoughtful accents and pauses. And here, I read it , and... - a boy is a boy. Enamored! To my wife, children, and the whole world...

Thanks to the Eksmo publishing house for the invitation. This was the first press conference that I attended as a blogger, and not as a journalist for any publication. So, the meeting turned out to be very special for me.

You've probably heard about a man like Nick Vujicic, he has neither arms nor legs, but he is strong in spirit! Incredible human endurance and desire to live a full life helped Nick find a family and help other people!

Nick Vujicic was born without arms and legs. When the father saw how a shoulder without an arm appeared from the womb of his wife, he could not stand it and ran out of the family room. When the doctor came out to him, he rushed to him and asked: “My son doesn’t have an arm?” The doctor replied that he had neither arms nor legs. It took the mother 4 months to come to her senses; she could not hold the child in her arms or put him to her breast.

Nick always tried to be an ordinary child, rejected any help. He has a semblance of a foot instead of a left note. Thanks to her, he learned to walk, which everyone could not believe for a long time. Nick learned to jump into the water and swim, lie on his stomach on a skateboard and push off with his left foot, write with a pen and use a computer.

However, at the age of eight, Nick almost gave up. School ridicule brought him down, and he decided to commit suicide. He said he wanted to sit in the water and tried to drown himself. He was stopped by the thought that his parents loved him and he loved them. Since then, his motto has been “Never give up!”

At the age of 19, while he was studying at the university, he was asked to speak to students. 7 minutes were allotted for the performance, however, after 3, the entire audience was sniffling. Nick talked about how every human being has value. At the end of the performance, a girl came up to him and asked him to hug him. Then she burst into tears on his shoulder and said that no one had ever told her that he loved her, that he had saved her life.

Since then, he has performed 250 times a year. He was invited to schools, nursing homes, and prisons. He became a professional speaker. He traveled to 44 countries, met with seven presidents, spoke from the rostrum in five parliaments, and in India gathered his largest stadium - 110 thousand people!

One of his hardest lessons is to laugh when it's hard. He calls his heel a ham, when children on the streets ask: “What happened to you?”, he answers in a hoarse voice: “It’s all because of cigarettes!”

Nick always ends his speeches with the words: “Sometimes you can fall, like this,” and falls on his face. - “In life, it happens that you fall, and it seems that you no longer have the strength to get up. Then you wonder: do you have hope? But know that failure is not the end!”

Today Nick lives in California, and on February 12, 2012, he married the beautiful Kanae Miahara. His life is full of both work and relaxation - in his free time from lectures and writing, Nick plays golf, likes to fish and surf.

And on February 14, an absolutely incredible event happened: Nick and his wife Kanae had a son, Kiesha James Vujicic, which the happy father announced on his Facebook page.

"Thank you all so much for your love and prayers! Kieshi James Vujicic - weight 8 lbs 10 oz (3 kg 600 g), height 21 ¾ inches (53 cm). Mom Kanae is doing great," Nick wrote. Even before the birth of his son Nick wrote that his wife’s pregnancy was going well and an ultrasound showed that the child was completely healthy: “Ten fingers and ten toes!” the future father rejoiced.

Australian motivational speaker, writer, singer and philanthropist Nick Vujicic became a father for the third time.

His wife Kanae Miyahara gave birth to twin girls, whom the happy parents named Ellie and Olivia.

The 35-year-old speaker was born with tetra-amelia, a rare genetic disorder that results in missing limbs. Nick has no arms or legs, just one partial foot with two fused toes.

Happy father shared good news with millions of fans on Facebook:

“Thank you everyone for your love and prayers! Baby Olivia and Ellie were born on mom’s birthday... Mom and the girls are doing great.”

Nick added that the girls weigh 5 pounds 2 ounces and 5 pounds 14 ounces (just over two kilograms - Ed.).

WITH future wife met the Australian speaker at one of his motivational lectures. In February 2012, Nick and Kanae got married. Their first child, Kiyoshi James, will be five years old in February, and youngest son Dejan Levi is now three years old.

All four of Nick's children are absolutely healthy and did not inherit their father's genetic disorder.

Nick's fans heartily congratulated his family on the joyful event. Photos of newborns in a short time collected more than 370 thousand likes and almost 40 thousand shares. Subscribers noted that Nick and Kanae are wonderful parents who will surround Ellie and Olivia with attention and love.

Nick Vujicic has become famous around the world as a motivational speaker, inspiring people to change their lives for the better. At the age of ten, he tried to commit suicide by drowning himself in the bathtub, but realized that he could not deal such a blow to his parents.

Over time, Nick learned with the help of his only foot not only to walk, but also to swim, ride a surfboard and skateboard, write and type on a computer.

In 1999 he opened non-profit organization“Life without limbs, helping disabled people around the world. His books Life Without Limits, Be Strong and Unstoppable have been translated into more than 30 languages.

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Nick Vujicic biography

Dear site visitors! Today we will tell you about a man whose story shakes everyone to the core without exception. This man's name is Nick Vujicic. He rightfully occupies one of the first places in our list of the most beautiful people peace. This is a very beautiful and very strong person.

Nick was born without arms and legs. It is impossible to even imagine what moral and physical torment he and his parents had to go through. But these people did not give up, and Nick Vujicic became one of the most famous Christian preachers in the world. Through his example, he instills faith and hope in the hearts of millions of people around the world every day.

So, meet Nick Vujicic.

In 1982, the Vujicic family of Serbian emigrants was expecting a new addition. Dushka Vujicic's pregnancy was going well, ultrasound data indicated the health of the fetus, but the mother was still tormented by anxiety.

On the boy’s birthday, December 2, 1982, father Boris Vujicic was present at the birth, and then the baby’s head appeared, then his shoulder - but what was it? – the child did not have a hand. Boris left the room so that his wife would not see how his face changed. He couldn't believe what he saw. When the doctor came out to him, Boris asked him, “Does my child have no arm?” “No,” answered the doctor, “He has neither arms nor legs.” The doctors, fearing for the mother's condition, refused to show her the child. By some evil decision of fate, the baby came into this world with such characteristics that make life simply unbearable.

Imagine how the parents felt, did they hope that their son would one day become someone who would inspire and give hope to people from all corners of the globe?

Of all the limbs, Nick had only part of the foot, with the help of which he learned to do many things - walk, swim, write, skateboard. Nick's parents ensured that their child studied in a regular school and Nick Vujicic became the first disabled child to study in a regular Australian school.

It was very difficult for Nick, he was acutely aware of loneliness and his difference from the whole world, and often thought why he came into this world in the first place. At the age of eight, Nick attempted suicide by diving into the bathtub and trying to choke to death. But could not. He thought about his parents, whom he loved very much and who loved him very much. He thought that his parents would never be able to forgive themselves for his death, they would always believe that it was their fault that Nick decided to die. He couldn't allow this to happen. Nick never tried to kill himself again, but often thought about his purpose in this world.

One day, Mom read Nick an article about a seriously ill man who inspired other people to live. This story deeply touched Nick's soul. This was the first step in his understanding of his destiny.

Over time, Nick learned to adapt more and more to his situation. In the seventh grade, Nick was elected head of the school - he worked with the student council on issues related to charity and helping the disabled.

After graduating from school, Nick Vujicic continued his studies and received two university degrees - one in accounting, the second in the field financial planning. One day, when Nick was 19 years old, he was asked to speak to university students. His speech was supposed to take 7 minutes. Within 3 minutes of the speech, half the audience was crying. One girl came on stage to Nick and hugged him, crying on his shoulder with the words “No one ever told me that they loved me, no one ever told me that I was beautiful just the way I am. My life changed today."

After this, Nick finally realized that he had found the meaning of his life - and it lies in helping other people gain faith in themselves, joy in life, hope and inspiration.

In 2005, Nick received a very prestigious award in Australia "Young Australian of the Year".

Today, Nick Vujicic is just over thirty. And this guy without arms and legs managed to achieve more than a huge number of people achieve in their entire lives.

Nick is the president charitable organization, he has his own motivational company "Attitude Is Altitude". Over the 10 years of his performances, Nick managed to travel all over the world, telling his story to millions of people, speaking to a wide variety of audiences.

During his speeches he often says: “Sometimes you can fall like this,” and he falls face first into the table he was standing on. Nick continues: “There are times in life when you fall and you don’t seem to have the strength to get back up. You wonder then if you have hope... I have neither arms nor legs! It seems that if I try to get up even a hundred times, I won’t be able to. But after another defeat, I don’t give up hope. I will try again and again. I want you to know that failure is not the end. The main thing is how you finish. Are you going to finish strong? Then you will find the strength to rise up - in this way.”

He leans his forehead, then helps himself with his shoulders and stands up.
People in the audience start crying.
Nick says:
"People say to me, 'How can you smile?' Then they realize that 'there must be something more than what meets the eye for a guy with no arms or legs to live longer. life to the fullest, than me".

Nick Vujicic's wife and children

On February 12, 2012, Nik Vucic married a very beautiful girl Kanae Miahara. The wedding took place in California, and the newlyweds spent their honeymoon in Hawaii.

On February 14, 2013, Nick and Kanae had their first son, who was named Kiyoshi James Vujicic.

On August 8, 2015, Nick and Kanae had a second son, the baby was named Dejan Levi Vujicic.

Both children of Nick Vujicic are absolutely healthy.

UPD: On June 18, 2017, Nick Vujicic announced that he and his wife are expecting twins!

Nick Vujicic with his family:

In 2009, Nick Vujicic starred in the film " Butterfly Circus", telling about a man without arms and without legs and about his life.

Nick has traveled to more than 25 countries around the world, speaking at various universities and organizations. He appears in TV shows, writes books, and acts in films. His first book Life without limits"was published in 2010, and in 2012 it was translated into Russian.

In 2011, Nick Vujicic shot a stunning video for “Something More.” Be sure to check it out: