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This past weekend my family went to Toronto for a wedding but not a traditional wedding. It was a Punjabi wedding. The ceremony and reception was beautiful. There was so much food!! At the ceremony all guests had to sit on the floor cross legged no matter which position of power you are in which is great because the statement they are making is equality. Even people eat the same food. To conclude the ceremony, we ate this soft, wheat pastry. It was good!! At the reception, there were more food which was still good!! There was dancing and more eating and dancing again. The reception was great. I was part of the groom's party which the groom is African American. The bride is Indian and that side knows how to party. This is my first time experiencing a Punjabi wedding and it was amazing and beautiful. Respect and experience different cultures because that's one aspect of growing and prospering. If we don't respect and embrace one's culture, we are going to fall dead into n

A few weeks ago, my family and I went to our second Joubert Syndrome Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. I met a lot of families and it was such a blessing to meet them. For the first timers and the people who've been to the conferences before looked at me and looked at their children who have Joubert Syndrome and some of the children are non verbal and in wheelchairs. The parents say that I'm their inspiration because of all the accomplishments that I made. One lady told my mother she was inspired and I gave her hope for her son after I spoke at the Joubert Syndrome conference in Chicago. The parents don't know this but their kids inspire me on a constant basis because they try, try, and try. They Never Give Up!! With the foreseen and unforeseen circumstances that they might have to go through, they are Brave on a continuous basis. At my conference in Chicago, I spoke about my accomplishments and obstacles while I grew up with Joubert Syndrome and up to now. To tell you t

On Friday afternoon, I was walking down the street and this lady stopped and the lady was part of Planned Parenthood and she wanted money from me to support the organization. I wanted to express my views on this subject. I told her I'm anti-abortion but if abortion is your last resort and you can't think of anything else, you don't have any choice. I hate to say that but I would imagine some women out in the world don't have the financial stability to keep the baby or babies. Also, they could be in other certain situations that they can't get out of and they don't want to burden the baby or babies with their situation(s). I truly believe that babies are gifts from God and if any woman aborts a baby, they are actually slapping God in the face.  God knows your situation(s) and He is a forgiving God. Also, since God knows your situation(s), He's going to flip your life upside down, from negative to positive. I'm a young man and I don't know at all what