23. Disability Variations

Days differed according
to which system failed
that given day.
Each sun-rise a fresh
challenge and joy.
Always a way opened
and plentiful time.

They saw how mood affected perception. Many lived in fear, while others were sanguine. They were thankful for the childhood years of seclusion, which had fostered a fierce independent spirit. One could live frugally and simply. Although the view on the world was always the same, there were subtle changes in nuance, each day, each mind set.