My gosh, I was absolutetly grossed out the other day when I was getting out of my car and running into WalMart for some crafting supplies.
So there is a guy around age 18 or so with a mental handicap (you could tell by the way he was speaking), and with him was another worker around the same age evidently just ‘helping’ him take carts back into the store. And what do I hear?
This JERKFACE is insulting the poor handicapped guy, over and over and over. Anything the handicapped guy would say, his co-worker would respond with something shallow and cruel. His final statement, I believe, was “Hey! How ’bout this! Why don’t you just wake up tomorrow and KILL yourself? How ’bout that?”. I got a rush to the head and seriously felt like he was saying these things to ME. It was that disgusting.
Are people really this CLUELESS and HEARTLESS? What is happening here?
And somehow, though I felt terribly sorry for the handicapped guy, I felt equally sorry for the guy who was insulting him; that he is obviously ungrateful that he can even walk and talk.
And I know that there are so many more out there who experience the same taunting, and even MORE who posess this ignorance and disrespectful nature. Why is it that so many people would rather pride THEMSELVES than to bring a smile to another person? So sad.
So I’ve really tried to watch my grumblings lately. Little things that agitate me, like sinkfuls of dishes, spilled coolaid on the carpet, no ‘free time’ for myself…… all these things are NOTHING in comparison to what some people go through on a daily basis. I am SO thankful for every day that I wake up, and for every person who is a part of my life. My family, my friends, even my internet friends mean so much….
Heck, I’m even thankful for my ponytail holder today, to keep this wild mess out of my face. I don’t want to take anything for granted.
