Animals accept their circumstances without questioning, complaining, or rebelling. Walt Whitman, an American transcendentalist poet, explains the nature of animals and his desire to be like them in his poem "Animals." He says, "Each beast its lot conforms; each bird is content with what it finds, / Nor asks for more than its share of food and drink." People are not meant to be happy all the time. Sometimes we need to accept our situation and just deal with it. If you have no control over something, there's nothing you can do about it. You cannot change the fact that you are sick or disabled, so you should not worry about it. There are times when we need to just let go and be patient. It's important to remember that people who suffer from disabilities are not less than anyone else. They deserve to be treated with the same respect and dignity as everyone else. If you have a friend or family member who has a disability, here are some things that might help. First of all, make sure that they know that you care about them. Show interest in their life by listening to what they have to say and watching how they live their daily lives. Give them hugs and kisses. This will let them know that you are not just another person who happens to share the same house as they do.