Where is the logic?
Hi. Have you ever looked at other people and how do things that seam un logical ect? Take for example how some seam to have no co ordenasion. Picture this. Your in a street pushing a disabled perosn on a whell chair going along a path way ro a side wal as the usa people call a patithment abd people comming the oposit way se that you are heading towards the direction they are comming from but wal on up to you as if you were not there or as if they are going wal right through you. You swerve to avoid a verry posiblecolision then you have other simulure tass to face and avoid. Its as if you need to think for them as wel as your self others in the side walk all that is ngoing on arounnd you and the person your pushing on the wheel chair. Some people wal on towards you as if you had no right to the path way yur waling along, Like there is no alternative or asif they are wearing horse bliners or have tunel vision. THey dont seam to thin that one day they could be a wheel chair user. Its not untill then that they realise whats its like. I have been one and I tae some one out often who needs one on it so i see it from the eyes of the person on it as well as the person pushing it. Somem people do things & seam to act like it never happened. like walking righ into you, Its bad enough when you dont have some on a whell chair to push let alone when you do have. it Only takes a bit of a to z c and so on.
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I agree that people can be very rude sometimes and not watch where they are walking. and especially those who are insensitive to people in wheel chairs never consider that they might be in one someday. You make a very good point.
Thanks for sharing... it sounds like you really put a lot of thought into the observation of people and I agree.
I believe we are in a world where no one thinks about how thier words or actions affect others. I live in Los Angeles and if you want to see a perfect example of what your talking about, just walk out my front door!
What ever happened to the day when you were out-and-about and saw someone crying or upset and stopped to ask if they were alright? I for one make it a concious effort to \"extend kindness\" twice a day. What I mean is this... if I see there is something I can do for someone that is a small act of kindness, I think of how I can restore their faith in people and do it.
My mother and father were both disabled. My father in a wheel chair since I was 16 and my mother with a serious back injury.
How many people would push their way in front of her because she was walking too slow (with a walker) and they were in a hurry even shouting \"Geeze, get out of my way old woman would you?\"..... I would tell them \"I want you to remember this day when someone you love isn\'t your vision of perfect.\"
We never know what is going on in someones life. They could have just suffered a terrible loss; maybe just received word from their doctor they have cancer or anything.
When someone has an obvious condition, we need to be considerate as if we will be in the same position one day. Even more so, we never know if the condition is visible - kindness is free! \"Can I help you with that\" is free!
Good observation of people and I really appreciate you sharing your insight based on your own observations. Point well taken and I\'ll remember what you wrote - through the eyes of someone that knows first hand.
Blessings,
Jen