According to Wonder, it was God who gave him the ability and opportunity to rise to the top in the music industry despite his handicap. He said:

“Many years ago, there were those who said, ‘Well, you have three strikes against you: You’re black, you’re blind and you’re poor’. But God said to me, ‘I will make you rich in the spirit of inspiration, to inspire others as well as create music to encourage the world to a place of oneness and hope and positivity’. I believed Him and not them.”