THE MAN WITHOUT A FACE 1

"Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune." - William James

 

 

While earnestly waiting for a circus job, a handsome young man who'd just arrived America with his father from Australia, got a job at the local shipyards located on the most hideous part of town. On his way from work one evening he was attacked by thugs: five of them. They over powered him and beat him to a pulp. Boots to his face, clubs to his head and body and was left for dead. The police arrived the scene moments later, assuming he was dead - they called for the Morgue Wagon. A policeman heard him gasp for air, on their way to the morgue and quickly made straight for the hospital. After he'd been placed on a gurney the nurse shrieked in horror. This young man no longer had a face. His eye sockets smashed, his skull, and limbs fractured, his nose literally hanging from his face, all his teeth were gone, and his jaw almost completely torn from his skull. Although he survived, he spent over a year in the hospital. When he finally left, his body had healed, but his face was a MESS. It was disgusting to look at. He no longer bore any semblance of the handsome youth he once was. He went from being admired by everyone to being rejected by everyone. He was turned down by everyone, because of the way he looked when sought for a job. Many made fun of him. One potential employer suggested he join the freak show at the circus as, "The Man Who Had No Face." He did this for a while, but it wasn't working. No one wanted to be seen in his company. He had thoughts of suicide. This went on for five years.

My mother says, "If you haven't seen the end of life yet, you shouldn't laugh at a blind man for being blind, or give up on yourself because you're very qualified to either lose your sight or experience a lifting." It's never too late nor too early, it's all about timing. It's shocking to realize that a man's life, as he knew it, can be transformed - in a split second - by a single event for good or for bad. What sort of transformation have you experienced or going through?

There's a MESSAGE in every MESS God allows. How long have you been walking around with that disfigured face? Has everyone rejected you because your pain has made you unrecognizable? Or have you become suicidal as a result? I have come to announce to you, it's all part of the plan. Don't attempt to try understanding how God is going to do what He wants to do, because you're mind is to finite to comprehend His infinite wisdom. You might not know what good can proceed from your mangled life as it is, but just hang in there there is a plan. God isn't about to leave you without a face.