When life doesn't go quite as planned, it's easy to just give up and to pretend you never even tried. However, in such moments we'd be far better off by staying strong and looking to draw motivation and inspiration from the achievements of others. Below, you'll find 13 striking examples of everyday heroes who are truly an inspirationto us all. It always impresses me what humans can do, even in the face of overwhelming adversity.
1. This impressive work of art was created by John Bramblitt, who is completely blind.
2. What Paweł Poljański’s legs look like after 16 Tour de France stages.
3. Maule Dhan returning to her camp after gathering beeswax.
4. Ted Rammel is a wheelchair-bound surgeon.
5. Dashrath Manjhi's incredible result after 22 years of tunneling through a mountain to get his community access to healthcare.
6. This 9-year-old child uses the light from McDonald's to do his homework.
7. 100-year-old Fauja Singh holds a Guinness World Record for completing a marathon in 8 hours, 25 minutes, and 18 seconds.
8. Surgeons resting after performing brain surgery for 32 hours straight.
9. Aaron Fotheringham is a professional wheelchair skateboarder.
10. In 2017, Hugh Jackman beat cancer for the 5th time.
11. This Filipino teacher crosses a powerful river every day to get to her students.
12. 2016 Paralympic champion, Vanessa Low, performing a record-breaking 4.93-meter long jump.
13. After 37 years of planting trees, Jadav Payeng's forest now exceeds 550 hectares.
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