Born with a congenital malformation, 37-year old Claudio Vieira de Oliveira has lived life with a different view on the world.

Because of the disorder that awkwardly curved his limbs, Oliveira’s head is completely bent backwards against his spine, and so he sees everything upside down.

Doctors didn’t even give him 24 hours to live, yet this man has learned to walk on his knees, gone through school, and has become an accountant. He now makes motivational speeches.

Check out The Huffington Post.