TU Cent Thoughts, 12-9-05
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greybetaFirst off, I apologize for being so negative recently. I know I said I would live a life with no regrets, but Ai-chan pointed out to me that I needed some regrets to remain sensitive. There's a difference between prodding and pushing. A person living life with no regrets can be seen as too pushy, even if they have good intentions. And we all know what good intentions pave.
Secondly, I need to work on being more respectful to people. Sure, I can be straightforward all I want, but I cannot demand they reciprocate simply because I am brutally honest. I can't control how other people live their life, no matter how much I see their strengths and weaknesses.
Thirdly, I need to learn to accept change. Story on this later.
This may surprise you, but I love my parents more than anyone in this world. No matter how much they chew me out, rip me apart, insult my friends and hobbies, they still love me. I know that.
When you grow up in a prison, it is the outside world that confuses you.
It's difficult to distill twenty one years of living in a dual culture in the space of one question, but I think this one fits just fine:
"How can we ever think we could get along with aliens from outer space when we don't even understand the Japanese?" -The Ferrett
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Florida Marlins are having a fire sale. Again. Marlins...winning championships and dismantling good teams since 1997.
Not sure if I like the Sean Casey trade for my Pirates. They still need to find a power bat at third.
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Must. See. Narnia.
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Being the contrarian person I am, I do not like change. I'm lazy and like things to stay the way they are. But, someone just honestly told me how stupid of a philosophy that was. I'm the one usually telling stories to demonstrate points, but this time the story was told to me:
There was once a community of deaf people. These unfortunately deaf people had created a common bond through their handicap. Now, one day, a half deaf woman in the community bore a son. She had some hearing and she wanted to grant that opportunity to her son. The doctors offered to insert cochlear implants into her son's ears. She agreed. And so her son got to hear.
But the community was outraged! They had all sorts of reasons to explain why they were angry. What right did the mother have to strip the baby of the community's common bond? They said all sorts of stupid things like the baby would want to remain deaf so it could be part of the community. The mother was saddened but she stood resolute. She wanted change for her baby.
Beautiful story, Jenny. I will use it in Senate some time.
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There was a meme going around on Facebook about describing people in one word. How would you describe me in one word?
Secondly, I need to work on being more respectful to people. Sure, I can be straightforward all I want, but I cannot demand they reciprocate simply because I am brutally honest. I can't control how other people live their life, no matter how much I see their strengths and weaknesses.
Thirdly, I need to learn to accept change. Story on this later.
This may surprise you, but I love my parents more than anyone in this world. No matter how much they chew me out, rip me apart, insult my friends and hobbies, they still love me. I know that.
When you grow up in a prison, it is the outside world that confuses you.
It's difficult to distill twenty one years of living in a dual culture in the space of one question, but I think this one fits just fine:
"How can we ever think we could get along with aliens from outer space when we don't even understand the Japanese?" -The Ferrett
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Florida Marlins are having a fire sale. Again. Marlins...winning championships and dismantling good teams since 1997.
Not sure if I like the Sean Casey trade for my Pirates. They still need to find a power bat at third.
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Must. See. Narnia.
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Being the contrarian person I am, I do not like change. I'm lazy and like things to stay the way they are. But, someone just honestly told me how stupid of a philosophy that was. I'm the one usually telling stories to demonstrate points, but this time the story was told to me:
There was once a community of deaf people. These unfortunately deaf people had created a common bond through their handicap. Now, one day, a half deaf woman in the community bore a son. She had some hearing and she wanted to grant that opportunity to her son. The doctors offered to insert cochlear implants into her son's ears. She agreed. And so her son got to hear.
But the community was outraged! They had all sorts of reasons to explain why they were angry. What right did the mother have to strip the baby of the community's common bond? They said all sorts of stupid things like the baby would want to remain deaf so it could be part of the community. The mother was saddened but she stood resolute. She wanted change for her baby.
Beautiful story, Jenny. I will use it in Senate some time.
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There was a meme going around on Facebook about describing people in one word. How would you describe me in one word?
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Date: 2005-12-09 10:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-12-09 10:50 pm (UTC)2 thoughts on 2 of the TU cent thoughts.
Date: 2005-12-10 07:30 am (UTC)----------------------------
The story of the Deaf community is based on truth. I saw the documentary (The Sound and the Fury). The good news is that in this part of the country, there isn't much controversey in the deaf community about those things happening. Here, they are much more accepting and are very nice people. I know because my aunt is one of them. I spent a ot of time with deaf people when I worked @ the casino, they were like a second family to me and I don't sign.
But, I do think the message of the story is very powerful. Tradition is a very strong concept. It can be very hard to change. But change is nessessary for survival. What the community didn't understand was that the baby would be a part of both the hearing and deaf cominities so it would be possible for the child to bridge the gap of the 2 worlds.
Re: 2 thoughts on 2 of the TU cent thoughts.
Date: 2005-12-10 11:43 am (UTC)-----------------------------------
Actually, yes, that is the name of the PBS documentary. My friend knew it was "The Sound" and the something but she couldn't quite remember the full title. I told her that I would have to track down a copy and watch it. Do you know any place that lets you rent PBS documentaries? Guess I'll have to try my local library first...