I always have a soft spot for “freaks”. Watching them often makes my eyes hurt and my heart ache. I remember when I was a child, the kids in my neighborhood made fun of a mentally retarded girl and a boy crippled by polio. At young age, I sometimes thought to myself, if I were them, I would rather not live.
As I have gotten older, I have realized that every life is precious and worth living. Now I know a little bit about biology and genetics, and understand that there is always a chance that a baby is born with a birth defect, which may be caused by an unpredicted or random event but with significant consequences. I often wonder how a cruel twist of fate can change the lives of a person and the family forever.
When a child is born with a terrible disease, he or she, fortunately, is also likely to be granted with some kind of gift or talent. However, most of these children are either institutionalized or ignored at an early age, and rarely have chance to cultivate and develop these talents. Christy Brown was one of the fortunate few. His parents refused to put him in an institution; he was surrounded and nurtured by his loving parents and siblings; he met a few professionals who recognized and cultivated his talents; most importantly, he had the mental power and inner drive that helped him succeed against all odds.
This movie makes me think that every person is born with a vast genetic potential, but it is rarely explored and tapped. For example, because we don’t need to use our left feet for purposes other than walking, our left feet never reach their full potential as that of Christy Brown did. We never unleash the full potential of our brain power, because we are often mentally lazy and idle. Christy Brown’s story reminds me of those of Helen Keller, Stephen Hawking, and many others, whose physical handicap had prompted them to utilize their mental resources and willpower and succeed in writing, arts, and sciences.
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I would like to thank 非文学青年 for recommending this wonderful movie to me! Please see her review of this movie
http://blog.wenxuecity.com/myblog/54988/201203/5744.html
"come to realize" is much better. Thanks! Sis. Good night!
谢谢妹妹的好砖！读的真仔细, 真是个火金眼。犯的两个语法错误简直不可饶恕。除了段落方面的建议，其它都根据你的意思改了。段落方面我明天想想怎么组织好。再谢妹妹的推荐！ 妹妹晚安!
As I have gotten older, I have become to realize that every life is precious and worth living. -> As I got older, I have realized that... realize 本身就有这个从不知到知的过程，所以不要become我觉得更好点儿。
I often wonder how a cruel twist of fate can change the lives of a person and the family forever, and how unfortunate are these people who are the victims of such cruel fate. 后面这个宾语从句应该是how unfortunate these people（） are. 做I often wonder的宾语意思上也有点不通，建议把第二部分弄成单独一个句子。
he had the mental power and inner drive that help him succeed against all odds. --> that helped
our left feet never reach their full potential as those of Christy Brown did.-->that of CB did.
And yet when a child is born with a terrible disease, he or she is also likely to be granted with some kind of gift or talent. However, most of these children are either institutionalized or ignored at an early age, -->yet，however，两个句子两个转折有点儿多，第一个句子可以改成：When a child is born with a terrible disease, he/she, fortunately, is also likely to be granted with...
Paragraph 2 里用了三个always，有点多。
差不多就这么多砖头了，第一句，个人习惯的话，我会把last week放最前面，让my left foot和从句在一起。
整个文章的结构上，我觉得可以把Paragraph4放到第一段后面，感觉P3和P5关系更紧密一些。个人习惯，姐姐take it with a grain of salt， 晚安！