SHORT AND SWEET
So let me today just write a very short blog post.  Short...but hopefully to the point.  Let me address it especially to you younger people with Moebius.

Because I know you worry.  You worry that you look different.  You worry that, because you look different, therefore you're not so popular with the "cool", hip, hot crowd.  You're concerned that because you look different, that maybe you'll never be able to have a serious, romantic relationship with a member of the opposite sex.  You perhaps feel anguish over the fact that because you look different, you don't have that many friends, and fear that you never will.

Well, so here maybe is the best, most thoughtful, smartest thing I've heard or read in response to concerns like this.  So it's not unique to me; I'm sure others have said it many times.  But it's true.  So you should read and consider it carefully; don't just blow it off and say, well, sure that's true, but...how come no one likes me???????  Try to take it to heart.

What's this great thought?  Simple.  So suppose there are people who will shun you because you look and/or sound different.  Suppose there are those who won't go out with you because you have Moebius.  Okay--so why do you want to hang out, _be_ with, such shallow, mindless, undiscerning people anyway???

Seriously.  If all someone can see, all someone can care about, is who looks "hot" and who doesn't, is that really the kind of person you really want, and need, in your life?  Instead, think about the friends you have in your life, who really _are_ your friends, and ponder what they're bringing to the table.  Maybe you need more people like those.

“The stories of past courage...can teach, they can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul. ”--John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

“The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years, but the one with the richest experiences.”--Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)