A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the

fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating

car accident. The boy began lessons with an

old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so

he couldn't understand why, after three months of

training the master had taught him only one move.



"Sensei," the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be

learning more moves?"

"This is the only move you know, but this is the only

move you'll ever need to know," the sensei replied.



Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher,

the boy kept training. Several months later, the

sensei took the boy to his first tournament.

Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two

matches.

The third match proved to be more difficult, but after

some time, his opponent became impatient and charged;

the boy deftly used his one move to

win the match.



Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the

finals. This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger,

and more experienced. For a while, the boy

appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy

might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was

about to stop the match when the sensei intervened.

"No," the sensei insisted, "Let him

continue."



Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a

critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the

boy used his move to pin him. The boy had

won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.

On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every

move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned

the courage to ask what was really on his mind.



"Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one

move?" "You won for two reasons," the sensei answered.

"First, you've almost mastered one of the

most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the

only known defense for hat move is for your opponent

to grab your left arm."



The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest

strength. "Sometimes we feel that we have certain

weaknesses and we blame god, the circumstances and our

self for it but we never know that our weakness can

become our strength one day. Each of us is special and

important,so never think you have any weakness, never

think of pride or pain, just live your life to its

fullest and extract the best out of it!"