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When George Dennehy was a young boy, he never dreamed he would serve others as a motivational(励志) speaker and musician. But the armless teenager has spent the last couple of years sharing his story and encouraging others.
Born with no arms in Romania, Dennehy's condition was terrible, so his parents turned him over to an orphanage(孤儿院), and finally，Dennehy was brought up by a family in America.
Early on, he says his American parents noticed his musical abilities. “When I was 8 years old, my mom decided to sigh me up for cello(大提琴) lessons and I started playing,” he says, admitting that he “didn't really enjoy it”. His first teacher, Shalley, helped him play with his feet.
“She actually learned to play the cello with her feet. She wanted to see if it was possible to do it. She made up foot exercises to do. I am really grateful for what she has done for me.” He says.
At the beginning of high school, when the cello became not so cool to play, Dennehy took up playing the guitar and picked it up pretty fast.
“It was necessary, though, to learn the cello first, because it's the hardest of all to play,” he says. “The only difference in the guitar is that I'm playing the cords(弦).” Dennehy uses a standard guitar. “ I play in the same tune as everyone else does,” he notes.
Learning to play music hasn't been an easy road. He was shy at first. But every time he got on stage to perform or play music, he could see how the audience admired him for his abilities and that gave him confidence to chase his dream.
No matter what situation we're in, anything is possible. It is so easy to give up sometimes. But we shouldn't do that. There's more that is meant for us.
