I may be starting to sound like a broken record but a great many of the
problems of those struggling to get by these days are easily solved. Get the
Government to stop spending money idiotically and direct at least some of it to
programs intelligently designed to help those in need. Also, the rest of us
need to practice a little basic human compassion and patience when dealing with
the problems of our neighbors.
Such actions would go far toward helping those with physical difficulties.
My wife and I have been together over 30 years. She is totally blind and I am
losing sight in 1 eye. We help each other and, guess what? The difficulties are
not that big of an issue, nor should they be in any interactions you might have
with anyone with physical problems, be they deaf, blind, suffering from any of
the many neuro-muscular diseases, or para- or quadriplegic.
Does it really cost you a lot to take a few minutes to help someone? Be
honest. Everyone has some free time, even at work. I have supervised crews of
workers and let me assure you that in any 8 hour day, it is a miracle if you
get 6 hours of acual work out of anyone. At home, again being honest, much, way
too much, time is spent staring at insipid TV shows. How often have you sat
watching every minute of a football game
that is a 28 to 0 blowout in the first
quarter, If you can waste time like that, you can spend a few minutes helping
someone. Often, we spend more time complaining about what we have to do than it takes to just do it.
In days past, in honesty, it was a bit difficult to find jobs for folks
with physical difficulties, but, in this age of computers, with all the
advances made, the only reason many handicapped people are not working is sheer
predjudice. Can they do every job? No, but neither can I and neither can you.
Let me tell you this. By not giving these folks a chance, you are missing out
on some potentially talented workers and condemning them to a life of SSI,
disability checks, food stamps, public housing, and Medicaid. This is degrading
and demoralizing. And, if you wish to be selfish about it, just think how much money
that costs you in taxes.
We are human and to reject, to shun, to hide away those who are, by no
fault of their own, different is a sin. A society that rejects those with physical
difficulties should be deeply ashamed.
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