whatever said...

The Down to Earthers

There is a very nice woman who frequently contributes comments to my blogs, and because she expresses perhaps not only the feelings of numerous of us, but also the perspective of a female, I thought I'd post her remarks here for all to read - Ed.

And make sure to hang out in places with other fun people! Frankly, those fortunate ones, with money and without mental/emotinal/physical issues, I can't help but think sometimes... they're okay because they don't get it. They're simply too shallow to be hurt, or too feel for others. People that have never encounted serious issues sometimes strike me as not having grown up; boring, selfcentered and unaware of the world around them, the pain and problems of so many others. It ought to mean something, even if you don't try to help others, they can at least recognize and try to understand.

In the end, they don't get me, and I don't get them. One major difference is, I accept them, whereas their "life is perfect and must be" attitude does not accept me. And in that, I have to feel superior. I am the better person, even if I do have an eye twitch and fears of open spaces and all other manner of "issues". I'm still the better person. I wouldn't let someone lie on the ground bleeding. Many of them would, those totally okay types. They just haven't grown up, and lack empathy.

Too many people want perfect, and they forget that we ALL have problems. Some you can see, some you can't, but we ALL have problems, and it's useless to pretend otherwise, to act as if the homeless or the drug addicted or the sick or the obese are the one's with the big "problems". No. They are the ones with problems you can SEE, and that is ALL.

So many will end up having misfortune, losing the money, or the good health, or their healthy mental outlook. They fail to realize just how easily they too can wind up being one of the homeless, unemployed that no one cares about. They don't realzie that, chances are, they too will run into major issues one day. Chances are better than not. Until then, they'd rather not think about it. And that's the whole problem; they'd rather not think about it.

- by whatever