The best gift I ever survived

TED 2010
Stacey Kramer: The best gift I ever survived
I think that you probably have a hard  experience. It's unexpected, unwanted and you'd think why only you received or had to do it. It might profoundly alter your life in ways, but it just may be a gift to you.  It'll be accepted for your life.  All that happened is right.
Words in this story
acquaintance /ac・quain・tance/ a person's knowledge or experience of something.
overwhelm /  to be too much to deal with or to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force.
adoration / deep love and respect.
admiration / praise, respect