Lately, I've found myself looking around and reflecting on how much of the "future" that was predicted when I was a child has in fact become reality. Here's one more recent example: robotic exoskeletons that allow paraplegics to walk--and, perhaps, do much more.
It's really a shame that Christopher Reeve didn't live long enough to see this. He always believe in the potential for this to happen, and he would have benefited so much from it. But the fact that he devoted so much of his life after he lost the ability to walk to promoting research into breakthroughs like this one proves he deserved to play Superman.
Sometimes, we don't have to believe a man can fly. It's a big enough miracle if a man can walk.
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