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well said Ben!+1<br />well said Ben!Eggressivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05670833699009459543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143455220083511145.post-60741669027225894122011-12-13T09:33:49.824+01:002011-12-13T09:33:49.824+01:00Thank you K.
And Anon - I believe they will remem...Thank you K.<br /><br />And Anon - I believe they will remember. Because in future the memory of being ashamed in that room will be strong, and will help them to make the right decision.<br />Remember though that you have also probably behaved as they did, once, perhaps long ago. I know that I did. So try not to judge them too badly... we all make mistakes.<br />With love, BenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08265527983913325411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143455220083511145.post-88111210280983907532011-12-10T17:13:50.812+01:002011-12-10T17:13:50.812+01:00Some years ago I was in a waiting room at a doctor...Some years ago I was in a waiting room at a doctor's office. I was one of the furthest people away from the entrance to the exam rooms in the back, closest to the exit. There were about ten people in the room waiting, a mix of men and women. An elderly lady in a wheel chair was trying to get through the door to where the exam rooms were, the nurse was holding the door from the inside and the wheel chair was hung up on the hinge. All that needed to happen was for someone to push the door open a little further, the nurse was unable to do so from where she was standing and the elderly lady was also unable to do so because of her position. I looked around at all the people IGNORING this situation. I got up, walked across the room, walked past at least eight people, four of them men and simply pushed the door open a little bit more and the nurse was able to pull the chair through the door. The nurse said loudly - thank you! I said loudy back - you are welcome! As I made my way back to my seat, the heads of the adults hung low, their eyes darted and avoided my icy stares at them, noses shoved in magazines. I did mutter 'assholes' loud enough for them to hear - but really the lesson here is that those people WILL remember that. They will remember what it was like to see someone stand up and DO something when something needs to be done - and next time, they will be the ones to stand up - at least that is my hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143455220083511145.post-80288189347404400602010-09-27T14:02:55.729+02:002010-09-27T14:02:55.729+02:00I am posting this article on Facebook, as I believ...I am posting this article on Facebook, as I believe it will open some eyes. Thank you.<br /><br />:)<br /><br />K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143455220083511145.post-8674116191034631602010-07-01T18:16:13.681+02:002010-07-01T18:16:13.681+02:00Hello Svasti,
Nice to have contact from you again....Hello Svasti,<br />Nice to have contact from you again... thank you for your comment!<br />I agree fully about people being in their heads. It's an unnatural state of being that makes people - ironically - unthinking. Actually, it's unfeeling, but thoughts need feelings to give them weight, to give them meaning. So while someone is stuck in their head they just don't really know what to do - so they do nothing. Hence what I wrote in the article. Hence also your experience of crying out for help and no-one coming.<br />Yes when the heart opens, a new world is born. Those of us who experience that can never look back; or away! And that's why often our trauma is also our saving grace... as i think you have experienced, from what I read on your blog.<br />With love, BenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08265527983913325411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143455220083511145.post-19070667364405260822010-07-01T09:02:31.324+02:002010-07-01T09:02:31.324+02:00Hi Ben,
To me, this sort of non-caring response (...Hi Ben,<br /><br />To me, this sort of non-caring response (which can be found in most parts of the world) is related to the seperation between head and heart. Most people live in their heads, and society encourages that sort of behaviour. <br /><br />It is also true that our in-built fight or flight response tends to make us want to stay away from anything that's potentially risky. BUT if the heart and mind are connected, then the heart opens (as I'm sure you know). Once the heart is open, it's just not possible to look the other way when someone is hurt.<br /><br />As for myself, I help anyone I can. With whatever they need. :)Svastihttp://svasti.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com