July 24, 2006
Vasi's Site is Up & Going - and So is He!
On July 7 I mentioned Vasile Stoica's trek and his site. His site is now up -- and looking very good!
On the 7th of July 2006, Vasile Stoica launched a new challenge, starting a new journey in the wheelchair. Therefore, he will cross Europe, from the symbolic 0 km marking point of Romania to Cabo Finisterre, Spain’s most western point. The legend tells that Cabo Finisterre represents in fact the end of the world, and who reaches this point can overcame his/her limit. From ancient times, Cabo Finisterre is referred as the end of a journey and pilgrimage for the hopes of all the civilizations that passed the Old Continent.Suggestively entitled “The journey to the end of the World”, this campaign is aimed to encourage the disabled persons, being initiated and supported financially by Medrom, represented by its president of honour, Prince Maximilian von Habsburg.
Source: press release
From his site:
To Land’s End, by wheelchairOver 5000 km, beyond the boundaries of handicap, in search of human limits.
Vasi Stoica is one of the twelve Romanians that are recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records. And he is maybe one of the most remarkable character that represents the disabled people’s community in Romania. The destiny wasn’t very kind to him, being born with a congenital paraplegia, but he fought back against his handicap. He is now a man of challenges. By the end of this autumn, he will have crossed Europe by manual wheelchair, on a 5000 km tour.This tour represents more than simply proving his outstanding spirit, more than excelling his own limits, it is a pilgrimage of hope for all disabled people.With every step he makes and every spirit he conquers in this long journey, the world-wide community of disabled people will be one step closer to a normal life and a more rapidly integration in our society.
The final destination of this tour it is not chosen randomly: Cape Finisterre. Or more commonly known as Land's End. Cape Finisterre is the most western point of Spain, a rock-bound peninsula in west Galicia, situated in the tempestuous waters of the Atlantic. Ever since antiquity, this point represented the final destination for many civilizations that passed trough here. The legends tell us about Finisterre's status as the edge of the world, as we all know it. It is believed that who reaches Cape Finisterre can overcome his/her limits. Namely, precisely what Vasi is trying to achieve.
So – in a symbolic act, which envolves a major effort - Vasi is trying to match the performances of those who enjoy a normal life, reckoning only upon his spiritual force. This is the gift Vasi will return with, from his journey. His wish is to share it with all the members from the comunity he proudly represents.
Ultimately, his story is the proof that anybody can realize a dream. Even if having a disability, he is setting as an example for all disabled people in Romania and abroad so that they start to wish more from their life, to become more hopeful, because, why not admit that nowdays our society is not trying very hard to give them the life they deserve.
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Valentin Petcu
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