One marathon to the next, Sarmad's answer to neck-down paralysis

"I am an appreciator of life," says Sarmad.

Sarmad was paralysed from neck down when he was only a child. An appreciator of life, he stayed true to the simple fact that "If I remained in bed mourning my loss, it would only be my time that would get wasted."

His parents and his friends stood by in support and later, awe at the way in which Sarmad went from overcoming one challenge to the next.

"FA, BA and then MBA," his father smiles while recounting Sarmad's academic accomplishments. From participating in wheel chair marathons to making a world record that saw him driving for 33 hours, Sarmad continued to achieve and inspire.

"I hope that after I die, I leave a legacy and whoever comes to meet me realise that lives should be lived to the fullest," says Sarmad, who has now become a motivational speaker.

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