In posts on the Humans of Bombay page, the woman, talks about the freak accident in which she lost her leg, and how life changed.
Highlights
- "Life has been everything I chose to make it," says the 24-year-old
- Her story was shared on the Humans of Bombay Facebook page
- In three posts she talks about how life changed after her accident
Six years ago, she was walking on the street outside her home in Mumbai when a branch fell from a tree and completely crushed her leg.
She has since gained a driver's license, a job and love. She has traveled the world and even gone on a solo trip to Europe.
"Life has been everything I chose to make it," says the 24-year-old in an inspirational post on the Humans of Bombay Facebook page.
Her story, shared in three separate posts on Wednesday, has received more than 34,000 'likes' and almost 1,500 shares collectively.
In the posts, the woman, name not revealed, talks about the freak accident in which she lost her leg, and how life changed.
She shares what she calls a nasty recent experience at an airport. "They made me go to a 'private' room which was a store room, remove my jeans and take off my leg which they then threw it into the scanner along with mobile phones, shoes and belts. How could I explain to them, how bad that made me feel? - that leg is a part of my body. I was hopping around on one leg for 45 minutes and finally when I could board I just burst into tears."
She confronts similar challenges daily but as she says: "My life has undergone such drastic change these past few years, but in the end no one can hurt me unless I let them."
This woman's story is truly inspirational, especially for those of us who let little excuses govern our lives.