He was a successful engineer. Big house in the 'burbs. Beautiful wife. Lovely kids.
Then one day, his his wife and kids were killed in an autombile accident. He hit the bottle, big time. Lost his job, his house, everything, ended up on the street.
This history was verified by his social worker and family members (he did have a support network, but in his state, refused family help for a time).
I wonder if I'd react any differently to such a tragedy.
There but for the grace of God, indeed...
regards, frank
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PAW-like Pic Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 10:54:31 -0800
Hi Shel,
A lot of people have trouble empathizing with the truly down-and-out.
Whether by dint of their [the observer's] station in life or experiences or general demeanor. . .some folks simply cannot say, with any conviction at all, "There, but for a lot of luck, hard work and the grace of God, go I."
A humbling shame, isn't it.
Where does humblness come from?
Until one knows the what and why behind this fella, we have no damned business coming down on him.
All it takes is a couple or three major upsets in almost anyone's life -- only chance separates you in your present state, from this beggar in his. . .
No, really. Believe it!
Be nice to your fellow travelers. The future is unknown. . .
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