Truly one of the most amazing personalities modern society you can name the Australian Nicholas James Vujicic. Deprived of arms and legs, he leads an active lifestyle, writes books and reads sermons that help thousands of people accept their shortcomings, raises his own and adopted children with his wife, and is sincerely happy.
Some people admire Nick Vujicic, others are indignant about his publicly displayed public activities. But it is definitely impossible to remain indifferent to his extraordinary biography. BIRTH AND ILLNESS December 4, 1982, Melbourne. In the family of Serbian emigrants Vujicic - nurse Duska and pastor Boris - appeared long-awaited firstborn. The anticipation of joy from the expected event gave way to shock and stupor. The new parents, and the entire hospital staff, were confused by what they saw - the baby was born without arms and legs, although during the pregnancy the ultrasound did not show any deviations from the norm.
Pity and fear - a mixture of exactly these feelings was experienced by parents in the first months of their son’s life. A sea of shed tears and endless questions tormented them day and night for several months, until one day they made a decision - to live, just live, not look into the distant future, solve the assigned tasks in small steps and rejoice in what fate has given their family.
EARLY YEARS
Nicholas grew up in a devout family. Every morning and evening for him was marked by prayer to the Almighty. It’s not difficult to guess what a little boy could ask for in his situation. When a child regularly asks for something, in the depths of his soul he hopes to receive it equally or later. But, alas, arms and legs will not grow from prayers. Faith was gradually replaced by oppressive disappointment, which over time grew into severe depression. Childhood Nick Vujicic passed under the auspices of cruelty Read: 10 world orphan stars At the age of 10, the one whom millions of healthy, prosperous people will want to imitate in the future firmly decides to commit suicide... Then Nick was saved from a terrible step by love, yes, it was precisely this notorious feeling. Lying in a bathtub filled to the brim with water, he saw his parents bending over his grave as if in reality. There was love in their eyes, mixed with pain from loss. Refusing suicide did not save the teenager from suffering, but it instilled in him the realization that even with congenital tetra-amelia syndrome, one can live a full life. Nick began to intensively train his only limb - a tiny semblance of a foot. At first, Nick attended a specialized school for the disabled, but when the law on disabled people changed in Australia in the early 90s, he insisted on going to a regular school on the same basis as ordinary children. Needless to say, cruel children bullied and hated their peers, who were so different from them. Nick found solace in weekly Sunday trips to church school. Later, Brisbane's Griffin University will gladly accept a guy who has already matured and gained worldly wisdom into the ranks of its students. During this time Nick suffered surgical intervention and received the likeness of fingers on the appendage he had in place of his left leg. Thanks to his fortitude, he learned to use them to work on a computer, fish, play football, surf and skateboard, and take care of himself in everyday life and even move around.
THE WAY FORWARD
Nick Vujicic got two higher education– He has a bachelor's degree in finance and accounting. However, this high merit did not give him personal respite: Nick, seemingly fragile and helpless, continued to improve himself. Nick Vujicic gave up dentures Read: What happens if you completely eliminate sugar from your diet? In the end, Nick Vujicic found his purpose in life. If earlier he was sure that God had deprived him of his mercy, then later the awareness of the significance of his own illness elevated him above the rest. It was thanks to his external inferiority that he was able to show the contrasting strength and fortitude of the spirit. Since 1999, he has been conducting preaching work, which today represents work unprecedented in geographical breadth and power of psychological impact. As Nick himself claims, hundreds of thousands of roads are open to him, and the world is filled with people, and each of them has their own difficulties. He, as a messenger of goodwill, has something to tell them. The absence of arms and legs is not a reason not to live a full life Read: 10 actors who repeated the fate of their characters Schools, universities, prisons, orphanages, churches - this is where Vujicic began his work, which he now defines succinctly - “motivational speaking.” The disabled person gained universal fame through his participation in talk shows and programs, and the organization of motivational meetings. At one of the first rallies, people lined up to hug the man who had helped them so much. Subsequently, this grew into a pleasant tradition. Millions are grateful to him Read: 10 world celebrities who decided to change their sex “Butterfly Circus”, a 2009 short film in leading role with our hero, gained well-deserved fame and received a $100 thousand award as part of the Dorpost Film Project charity project. In a couple of years, Nick will write and perform the song “Something More,” followed by a video adaptation, in the middle of which the author will make a personal confession. “Butterfly Circus”: a film with Nick Vujicic (2009). In 2010, Nick Vujicic’s first and most famous book, “Life without Borders: The Path to Amazing Life,” was published. happy life" On its pages, Nick spoke frankly about his life, hardships and difficulties and his experience of overcoming them. The book became a bestseller and forced hundreds of thousands of readers to reconsider their attitude towards life and become happy. The following works were devoted to the same theme: “Unstoppable”, “Be Strong”, “Love Without Borders”, “Boundlessness”. Translated into several languages of the world, they are not just psychological reading material, they allow you to see solutions even through the prism of deep despair. All books Nick Vujicic writes himself Nick Vujicic has charitable foundation, which launched a campaign on a global scale. For his significant contribution to the development of humanity, he was awarded many awards - from his native Australia (“Young Australian of the Year”) to Russia (“Golden Diploma”).
PERSONAL LIFE OF NICK VUJICICH. FAMILY AND CHILDREN
It may seem that if a person can come to terms with such serious physical disabilities, then others will never accept them. But the most a famous person without arms and legs he lives a more than full life. He has a beautiful wife and absolutely healthy children. Nick Vujicic has loving wife. Vujicic dated his first and only love, Kanae Miyahara, for about four years before proposing to her. A girl from a poor Japanese-Mexican family shared Christian views Nika for life and was admired by his fortitude, kindness and dedication. And wonderful children. On February 12, 2012, the couple got married, and 2013 and 2015 gave the spouses two successors to the family - Kiyoshi James and Dejan Levi. A little later on family council it was decided to give a family to disadvantaged children - so three orphans found a father and mother in Nick and Kanae.
NICK VUJICIC NOW
There is no clear definition for the Nick Vujicic phenomenon. He is a unique person who has made all dreams come true. This is the man who could. He deserves to be a role model. Nick Vujicic continues to write books and devotes a lot of time to developing the Life Without Limbs foundation. The organization helps those who, like Nick, have congenital tetra-amelia syndrome, and those who have lost arms and legs due to accident or illness.
Can you imagine a life without arms and legs, but happy and joyful? This person is next to you! His name is Nick Vujicic, he is 33 years old, he is the most successful motivational speaker, one of the most... happy people on the planet.
Today, at the age of 33, this guy is without limbs achieved more than most people twice his age.
“When you are not ready to accept yourself, you are even less ready to accept other people.”
Nick recently moved from Brisbon, Australia to California, USA, where he is president of a charity. He also has his own motivational speaking company called Attitude Is Altitude.
At his shows, he often says, “Sometimes you can fall like this,” and 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. Then you wonder if there is hope for you... 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. What matters is how you finish. Are you going to finish strong? Then you will find the strength to rise up - in this way.”
“We shouldn’t live in the expectation that happiness will come when we achieve a goal or acquire some thing,” Nick is sure. “Happiness should be with us all the time, and to achieve this, we need to live in harmony - spiritual, psychological, emotional and physical”
He leans his forehead, then helps himself with his shoulders and stands up. The women in the audience begin to cry.
Nick's performances go far beyond pure motivation. He had and still has the opportunity to communicate with several leaders, including, for example, the Vice President of Kenya. Next year, Nick plans to perform in more than 20 countries around the world.
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Nick talks to his audience about the importance of having a vision and dreaming big. Using your own experience around the world as an example, he challenges others to consider their perspectives and look beyond their circumstances. He shares his perspective on how to stop looking at obstacles as a problem and instead start seeing them as an opportunity for growth, how to influence others, etc.
“There are many problems in the world that have not affected me. I am sure that my life is a thousand times easier than the life of many people."
He emphasizes the importance of our attitude and how it is the most powerful tool we have at our disposal; and also shows how the choices we make can have a big effect on our lives and the lives of those around us.
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Through his life, Nick shows that main key To achieve our biggest dreams is consistency and opportunity use failure as experience, and the ability to not let guilt and fear of failure paralyze us.
How does Vujicic feel about his disability now?
He accepted it, took advantage of it, and very often he laughs at his circumstances as he shows off many of his “tricks.” He meets challenges with a special sense of humor.
“I learned very early that asking for help is possible and necessary. Whether your body is normal or not, there are some things you can’t handle alone.”
His perseverance and faith always inspires everyone around him to learn their perspective in order to create and define their vision.
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Using these new definitions, he challenges every person, whom he meets, so that he can change his life in such a way that he can begin to achieve his greatest dreams. With his extraordinary ability to connect with people from all walks of life and his incredible sense of humor that charms children, teens and adults, Nick truly is an inspiring and motivating example.
"Try to look at the end own life, and then start living in such a way that, once you get to this point, you don’t regret anything.”
This year, Nick Vujicic married his girlfriend Kanae Miahara. The wedding took place on February 12, 2012 in California, after which they went to Honeymoon to Hawaii.
In life, always remember that any “difficulties” are relative. Having the will, you can overcome them and then mock them from new heights. Good the world replete with examples such as Nick Vujicic.
April 7, 2016 Nick Vuychich's master class “Life without borders” will take place, where he will share his experience and attitude to the value of life.
Before we find out who Nick Vujicic is, let's philosophize a little. Every person has good and bad days. The latter sometimes flow into bad weeks, months, years, and all this comes to the point that a person is absolutely lost in the world: he does not understand his purpose, he loses his way life path. Plans and dreams are destroyed, and it seems that the reason for this is the injustice of the world around us.
A person blames the state, the authorities, the people around him, and the unfortunate course of life circumstances for his failures, forgetting that everything is in his hands. Family, career, social status, respect from others - a person is capable of influencing anything, you just have to find the inner strength within yourself and realize it.
This is exactly what Nick Vujicic, a man without arms and legs, once did. Now, despite his external inferiority, he lives a rich and happy life. Nick has everything he needs for this: a wife and children, a job he loves and endless opportunities. With his example, Nick inspires hundreds of thousands of people around the world, showing that all life's obstacles are not a reason to give up. This is just a push to become even stronger.
Nick's childhood. Is childhood the most wonderful time for everyone?
December 4, 1982 was supposed to be the happiest day in the family of Dushka and Boris Vuychich. While in a Melbourne maternity hospital, a young nurse and a church pastor were waiting for their first child to be born, who, according to all doctors' forecasts, was to be born strong and healthy.
However, life decreed otherwise: a newborn boy came into this world with a rare disease - tetra-amelia. Of all the limbs necessary for a person, nature left little Nick only an underdeveloped foot, the toes of which were fused.
For the first few months, the parents could not come to terms with the boy’s illness: Nick’s mother was in such shock that she refused to breastfeed the newborn. But gradually Dushka and Boris were able to overcome themselves and began to become attached to their special son. They were able to love him for who he was and decided to just move on with their lives.
In order not to leave little Nick without a single opportunity to independently perform any actions, it was decided to perform an operation to separate the fingers on his only lower limb. This is how Nick got his opportunity to learn to write, move, type on a keyboard at a decent speed, and even play golf.
The boy grew up in a devout family, where not a single day passed without prayer. Nick asked God for something he could not give him: full upper and lower limbs. External shortcomings depressed Vujicic. He studied at a very ordinary school, where children teased him because he was not like everyone else. Realizing his own inferiority, the boy suffered greatly and experienced incredible stress, which turned into depression.
When he - the man whom millions will imitate in the future healthy people, - turned ten years old, he decided to take his own life. Nick was saved by only one thing - the realization that he would hurt his family. He knew how much they loved him and what a blow his death would be for them.
Then Nick found the courage to abandon his truly terrible step and begin new life. A life in which no one is perfect, but everyone has limitless possibilities and the power to overcome any difficulties - the power of love.
Start of charitable activities
One day Nick's mother told him most interesting story about a person with disabilities, who was able to inspire other people to live. This story, which was actually an article from some magazine, interested the boy very much, and for the first time he thought about his place in this world.
When Nick gradually began to adapt to his position as an “unusual” child, he, unnoticed by himself, began to engage in his life’s work - charity. The boy was fourteen years old when he began working on the council of his school, which was involved in helping the needy and other charitable activities.
After graduating from school, Vujicic entered the university, where, without much difficulty, he received two higher education degrees - the first in accounting, and the second in finance. When the future famous speaker turned 19, he was invited to Griffith University to give a speech to Australian students. To the performance young man 7 minutes were allotted, but after 3 minutes there were tears in the eyes of the entire audience.
One of the students came up to Nick and began to cry on his shoulder, claiming that he changed her life with his speech. Then it immediately became clear that motivating others, making them believe in themselves and instilling hope in people’s souls was his true purpose.
That is why in 1999 Nick came up with the idea to found his own religious non-profit charitable organization, which he did, calling his creation “Life without Limbs.” This is how Vujicic began his career as a motivational speaker.
Thanks to the unusual appearance and the unique ability to penetrate the souls of people with his words, the man without arms and legs quickly gained popularity throughout Australia. In 2005 he received the Australian of the Year award. But the growth of his fame did not stop there. With the help of the Internet, Vujicic was watched by the whole world, and, having become the owner of the motivational company “Attitude Is Altitude,” Nick began visiting other countries with his lectures. He gave his speeches in more than sixty countries, including Russia.
For the first time, the famous speaker visited the capital cities of Russia in March 2015. It was then that the dream of many Russians came true: to see this extraordinary man with their own eyes and attend his lecture. The speaker was also invited to one of the famous talk shows on one of the federal channels.
People came there to meet Nick with their problems: some could not overcome an evil addiction in the form of alcoholism, some did not have enough strength to stop being a prisoner of their own body, and some needed moral support to raise sick children. They were able to talk to Vujicic, hug him and find hope for the best.
Of course, not everyone had the opportunity to communicate with the famous lecturer one-on-one; most Russians watched what was happening through screens. But even this had a huge effect on the residents big country, and they began to wait for Nick on his next visit.
The preacher did not keep himself waiting long, arriving with a new performance in 2016. Now people came back with gratitude for what Nick had done for them.
On this moment, Vujicic has already visited Moscow and St. Petersburg several times. He managed to visit other Russian cities, such as Novosibirsk, Sochi and Yekaterinburg.
It is obvious that the Russians have fallen in love with Nick and are always happy to welcome him.
Sermons and motivational speeches are not the only way influence the masses, and Nick Vujicic knows this first hand. After all, he is the author of world bestsellers among motivational literature. To date, he has already published five books, each of which has been translated into thousands of foreign languages.
The most famous book, “Life Without Borders,” was published in 2010 and is still a reference book for many. In it, Nick voices his basic life guidelines and invites people to give up all the restrictions that they create for themselves.
The young man also starred in a film called “Butterfly Circus.” This is a short film by American director Joshua Weigel and talks about how main character Will (played by Nick) gains confidence in himself. The film received 8 wins at various film festivals, and Vujicic himself even received an award for best male role at the Method fest 2010 Independent Film Festival.
Wild popularity and career success, alas, are not always everything a person needs to be happy. Nick always knew this and secretly dreamed of meeting the one who would love him, despite all his shortcomings. Vujicic believed in love, and it came to him. She came in the form of a charming girl, Kanae Miyahara.
The young people immediately felt sympathy, which eventually ended in a wonderful wedding. Now the couple are the parents of four children. On February 12, 2012, their first child, Kiyoshi James Vujicic, was born; in 2015, their second son, Deyan, was born, and more recently, on December 20, 2017, twin sisters Olivia and Ellie joined the Vujicic ranks. All children of Kanae and Nick are absolutely healthy and have not inherited their father’s diseases.
Now Vujicic is actively involved in raising children, while continuing his career as a motivational speaker. He also continues to work in his charity organization and project Attitude Is Altitude. Nick actively maintains their websites and his pages in in social networks to always stay connected with your fans.
Secrets of motivation from Nick Vujicic
Most main secret the fact is that there is no secret. He described Nick’s entire worldview in his books, he shared his thoughts with the world so that any of us could use them and become happier.
He says: “Think of your attitude towards the world as a remote control. If you don't like the program you're watching, you simply grab the remote control and switch the TV to another program. It’s the same with your attitude to life: when you are unhappy with the result, change your approach, no matter what problem you are faced with” (from the book “Life without Borders”).
So what does the story of this extraordinary man teach us?
Nick Vujicic motivates people not just with his words - he does it by example. Looking at a person with such a serious illness, who, despite everything, lives the most fulfilling life, it is impossible to continue to blame the “unfair world” for his failures.
Life sends millions of opportunities to every person. It all depends only on you and on your attitude to life. Love, be kinder, be inspired by people like Nick Vujicic. And most importantly, be inspired by yourself and your actions.
Nicholas James "Nick" Vujicic (4 December 1982) is an Australian writer and singer. Born with the congenital disease tetra-amelia - a mutation disease, as a result of which all limbs stop developing and the fetus is born without arms and legs.
Childhood
Nicholas was born on December 4 in Australia, into a family of Serbian emigrants. Despite the fact that his mother was not diagnosed with pathologies during the entire period of pregnancy, the baby was born with a genetic disorder that is quite rare even for modern world mutation – complete absence limbs. The scientific diagnosis is “a child with congenital tetra-amelia.” No other pathologies or diseases were found.
From childhood, Nick—that’s what his parents began to call him—was constantly tormented by the ridicule of everyone around him. He for a long time could not come to terms with his position in society and, starting at the age of two, stopped going out. At home, he tried to learn at least basic things - reading and writing, but due to the lack of limbs, as well as the experience of his parents in such matters, the child’s socialization took a long time and was difficult.
In order to somehow help Nicholas adapt to birth defects and get used to the idea that it is impossible to get rid of them, his parents send him to one of the Australian schools for the disabled, where the boy is taught everything he needs. However, two years later, the United States government issued a law stating that disabled people with any physical disabilities have the right to study in regular schools without infringing on their civil rights. Nicholas is transferred from specialized to regular high school.
Youth
By the time Nicholas is ten years old, he still lives with only one goal - to die as soon as possible, since he simply cannot imagine his life with such a birth defect. According to Nick himself, once he even tried to drown himself in the bathtub:
“Once I asked my mother to take me for a swim and not disturb me. Like, I wanted to try to do it myself. For half an hour I tried to face the water, but it was damn difficult to stay in the slippery bath. And when I finally succeeded, and I was already imagining how my mother and father would stand at my funeral, it suddenly dawned on me: “How can I cause them such pain?” It would be so selfish and unfair, I absolutely didn’t think about WHAT they would feel, WHAT pain they would experience! And after I realized this, I was able to come to terms with the idea of my illness...”
When the age of crisis was far behind him, and Nick himself became imbued with life and achieving something new, he independently and successfully entered Griffin University, located in Brisbane, and graduated at the age of 21, receiving a double bachelor’s degree (Nicholas was simultaneously studying faculties accounting and financial planning).
Start of career and charitable activities
After this, Nick decides that his rare disease should not only repel others, but also encourage people to live. He begins to travel around cities and visit establishments that are rarely visited. ordinary people. Nick gives small speaking engagements in prisons, orphanages and specialized schools for the disabled, proving to one and all that life is wonderful, and even the absence of limbs does not give anyone the right to wish for death!
In 1999, Nicholas, thanks to the support of relatives and friends, opened the charity organization “Life without Limbs”, which began to gain popularity, first in the city, then around the world. It was for this that he was nominated and won the award for Young Australian of the Year.
Apart from charity trips around the world, Nick never rests on his laurels. During his life, he wrote several books (“Life Without Borders. The Path to an Amazingly Happy Life,” 2010; “Unstoppable. The Incredible Power of Faith in Action,” 2013; “Be Strong. You Can Overcome Violence,” 2013; “Love Without Borders The Path to Amazing strong love”, 2015), released a song (“Something More”, 2011), a video for it, and even managed to star in the leading role in the film “Butterfly Circus” (2009), which tells about the life of Will, a guy like himself , without limbs from birth.
Personal life
Despite his physiological defect and the illness that accompanies him throughout his life, Nick Vujicic is absolutely happy in his family and promotes healthy and fulfilling family relationships.
In early 2012, he met his first and only love, Kanae Miyahara, whom he married a few months later. At the moment, the couple already has two absolutely healthy and strong babies - sons Kiyoshi James and Dejan Levi.
Many probably remember the incredibly strong-willed guy, Nick Vujicic, who was born crippled without arms and legs. On February 12, 2012, Nick Vujicic married his girlfriend Kanae Miahara.
According to the Daily Mail, the wedding took place on February 10 in California, after which they went on their honeymoon to Hawaii.
Nick Vujicic was born on December 4, 1982 in the Australian city of Brisbane into a family of Serbian immigrants. He suffers from the rare Tetra-Amelia syndrome - a complex genetic disease, in which a person is missing all four limbs. However, the boy partially has one foot with two toes.
In 1990, deeply worried about his physical disabilities, Nick attempted suicide, but over time he realized that his achievements in life could inspire others.
He began to learn simple things: he learned to write with two toes on his left foot, learned to brush his teeth, shave, comb his hair, answer the phone and type on a computer. In seventh grade, he became class president and participated in fundraising campaigns for charity.
In 1999, he began speaking to his church group and soon opened a non-profit organization, Life Without Limbs, becoming a motivational speaker. In 2005, Nick Vujicic was nominated for the Young Australian of the Year award.
In 2009, he starred in the film “The Butterfly Circus,” which tells the story of a man without limbs, Will, and his fate. He has traveled to more than 24 countries speaking at schools, universities and other organizations. Participates in television shows and writes books. His first book, Life Without Limbs, was published in 2010.
Nick currently resides in California, USA.
The latest news about Nick's ministry is that he continues to travel around the world preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
“I have freedom of choice and I made my choice to believe the Word of God!” /Nick Vujicic/
“You have complexes about the fact that you have freckles, your hair doesn’t lie correctly, your ears are not like everyone else’s, your nose is too big... How do you think I felt?” /Nick Vujicic/
"Jesus heals! Jesus sets free! Jesus set me free from my depression!" /Nick Vujicic/
“I often repeated to God: “If You give me arms and legs, then I will go all over the world.” And today you would think that this was all a joke if they showed you on video what I was like. And you would say for sure - montage! Now I stand before you as a miracle of God. Do you think if I had arms and legs, I would be standing here? No! How wonderful God's plan is! And you will not soon forget me "/Nick Vujicic/
"Every sin you have declared and confessed has been forgiven by God!" /Nick Vujicic/
“If you are tired, and I am very often tired, then I want to encourage you: we will have forever to rest!” /Nick Vujicic
"I pray to God: 'Lord, lift me up! God, give me strength to continue walking with you! Change my heart!" / Nick Vujicic
“The hardest time for me was when I was 8 years old. I seriously wanted to commit suicide. But the Lord did not let me make such a mistake” / Nick Vujicic /
“I learned to swim, type 43 words per minute on a computer, brush my teeth on my own. And I continued to pray for a miracle, asking God for arms and legs. But God did not give me a miracle. And then I realized that it was in this form that I was a miracle for other people. Now I travel around the world with the ministry “Life Without Limits”. There are many people with arms and legs, but they are disabled in mind. They need help to find truth and happiness" / Nick Vujicic /