Caroline Casey's speaking style drew me in because of her evident passion in her speech. She opened with an example we could all connect to, and then proceeded to tell a story to emphasize her point and describe why it is so important to her. He speech empasized her ability to look past her limits as well as the conflict behind doing so, though her gestures alone. She relates to the audience and makes them feel as though this could be their story too.
The idea that Caroline Casey presents is very important because it shows just how much our limits are only what we percieve, not our physical limits. I think that her story is very impotant because it shows how she could change her perception of her disability, and thus be able to do things that people told her she would not be able to do. It also shows the miraculous courage that you need to be yourself. It is amazing how much trouble she would go through trying to be someone else in order to succeed. It made me think about how much we all do, even subconsiously to fit in and serve the norm. Unless we choose to be decidedly different, then we are pushed into the norm. It makes me wonder why we all feel a need to fit in to a social norm, and how this norm is created.
I also found myself thinking about the human yearning to feel like we are perfect, and our tendency to look past our flaws, instead of addressing them. I think that it is important that we focus on our flaws, on how fragile and shattered we can become so that we may overcome them. If we were to see our flaws as a part of who we are instead of something that holds us back, who knows what we can accomplish?
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