Remember the Five Feet Apart movie I’ve introduced on a previous post?
The story is inspired by Claire Wineland, an active and inspiring young woman with Cystic Fibrosis, who died at 21. Stella Grant, one of the main two characters in the movie represents Claire, an active CF patient who falls in love with Will Newman, another CF patient.
On the video above, you could see just how positive she is about her life. She is clearly suffering, but she is channeling her energy and time to all the beauty in her life, trying to help and even inspire lot more people, while she can.
She is also beautiful, very knowledgeable, so mature and wise beyond her age. It is kind of hard to believe that she is that young but so wise.
Personally I was really impressed to see her actively involved in political campaign, posting videos on her YouTube page, playing music, studying things, even inspire people through her speech, given CF in the picture. It’s definitely not easy to be her.
I am particularly inspired by a line of her expressed on the video:
“Death is inevitable, but living a life that we can be proud of, that is something we can actually control.”
Claire Wineland
Her real life story gets me to the question worth-considering in every single day of our life in this world:
What will you write in the minutes of your life?
Will you continue to waste your time sweating the small stuff, or will you focus on what truly matters, like the depth of your relationships with those you love?
Life is short—far too short to chase things that don’t bring true happiness. Each new day given to us is a gift, a chance to create meaning, not just let hours slip by.
What truly matters to you?
Feel it, cherish it, and savor every moment. We all know that there will come a time when our days will end, a time when we won’t have these precious moments anymore…
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Update: The following are some of her inspiring talks published on YouTube.
Her YouTube Clairity Project (what a cool title!) is on this page.
Her YouTube channel is here.
She’s totally amazing, isn’t she?
For me she is an angel, such a beautiful gift from God, a mature and wise girl far beyond her age.
God sent her for us. She is such a beautiful gift. 🙂
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