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From: Nadine.Thomas@p0.f10.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Nadine Thomas)
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Date: 20 Mar 90 04:45:14 GMT
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Hi Greg.  I have been putting off replying to your post until I could
sufficiently calm down or at least think a little bit rationally.  I do
not know if your post was meant to be a `devils advocate' type post or
if you sincerely mean what you posted so I am going on the assumption
that you really meant it.
My observation was that you are well educated, have an extremely high
level of vocabulary and spelling, can be logical, seem to have a pretty
good memory in being able to continue a rather lengthly conversational
string in your post, able to know when you are better off then others,
etc.
For someone who is whining about brain damage you seem to be extremely
high functioning.  I noticed you were willing to exchange places with
anyone as long as it was not someone with chronic pain.  It sounds to
me like a millionaire who is complaining cause he lost a hundred dollar
bill somewhere.  
We all have problems (physical and/or mental) that we would not like to
have but I don't see a whole lot of whinning about it.  What I have
seen from others on this echo is a willingness to try their best with
what they have - I have seen posts from those who's vocabulary is quite
limited and those who's spelling is not on a very high level BUT you
know what?  At least they are doing the best with what they have and
are reaching and testing their limits and sometimes extending beyond
those limits into new territory.  All I hear from you is pity me, poor
me.  Sorry, that doesn't wash with me.  You say people are prejudiced
against you - have you HONESTLY looked at why?  Try taking a look at
your attitude.....Are you expecting because you are a cripple that you
are owed something?  Are you expecting that because you are black
oriental or what ever that you are owed something?  Do YOU make sure
that it is always in the forefront that people can't help but make
comments about those things cause YOU don't LET them forget it? Maybe a
change of attitude is in order, which, in turn, will make a change of
attitude in others.  You see, I have learned one very big lesson and
that is that if so many people are saying the same thing then *I* have
to look at MY behavior and see what *I* am doing to PROVOKE it.  In
other words  I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY OWN ACTIONS.  So how about
it?  Willing to become honest?
Nadine

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