Article April 24, 2017 Issue

No disability, only ability, in God’s creation

Andrew Wilson

Last year I paid a visit, as a tourist, to the farm near Dumfries, Scotland, where Robert Burns wrote one of his best-known poems, “A Man’s a Man for A’ That.” I was thrilled to be standing on the spot where Burns penned those lines in January 1795.

Once a poor tenant farmer, Burns wrote the poem to stress the humanity and equality of all men, and the fact that rank and title do not make a man, or distinguish him as superior to other men. Rather, what makes a man or woman and constitutes their true substance and worth are virtues such as honesty, an independent mind, and common sense.

It’s always encouraging to hear the many inspiring stories of people who are demonstrating true manhood and womanhood, overcoming various deprivations and limitations with God-given grace, courage, and perseverance, thereby proving “a man’s a man, for a’ that.”

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