Wrong Forum
Fair day, all.
'Tis ne'er been more important to set things right with those whom one has wronged than now. Why? Simple, basic.... One ne'er knows when life will end for self, a loved one, friend or acquaintance, even a stranger. I have received so many e-mails regarding such circumstances as how one goes about righting wrongs; whether those were intentional, or unintentional. 'Tis human nature to avoid that which is often most unpleasnat but the fact remains that unpleasantness is far less difficult to indure than being forced to live with never having made the effort before 'tis too late. An apology must come from the heart; be meaningful, else 'tis no' worth the bother.
Several of you have expressed feelings of guilt for having issued cruel words to a stranger on the street, someone down and out who asked for help. Others have ignored loved ones in need; friends long forgotten; family at a distance, and so on. Whomever you have wronged, 'tis upon you to face the task of repairing the damage you wrought.
Others have written to express their anger at feeling they were 'forced' to turn someone away, for a multitude of reasons. Search your conscience and if there you find a valid reason for having turned someone away then 'tis no your burden to bear. But if you find you have done so for selfish reasons, demands upon your time; unwillingness to take on a difficult task in order to assist another; unconcern for someone other than yourself then 'tis no' me you should turn to for absolution but the one whom you let down.
Folks, nursing facilities, hospitals, psychiatric wards, and the streets are full of those in need and many of them have family members. Aye, and some of those can no' be cared for in one's home but that does no' absolve one from assisting to find proper care for such a person. 'Tis a shame the way the elderly are dumped and left at the mercy of strangers in facilities where they may, or more likely will no', get tender care. 'Tis a brutal fact that children are left to fend for themselves; are used as pawns between divorcing or already divorced parents; that some parents simply wash their hands of teenagers who run away. I could go on and on describing the scenarios I have seen and those I read about in my mail.
What truly amazes me is the number of folks who become angry when I do no' agree with their point of view. 'Tis no' ever my attention to parrot what one wishes to hear in order to feel good about one's self. With the information you send me, I call it how I see it. The point to be made here is this: Do no' ask for my advice unless you are willing to hear the bald truth. As I have stated in the past, this is no' an advice column such as Dear Abby. On the occassion I do respond to a particular one whom I think needs guidance but for the most part the e-mails I respond to have to do with other Kinds and things of supranatural origins. Blessings Upon All, Dream Teller.
'Tis ne'er been more important to set things right with those whom one has wronged than now. Why? Simple, basic.... One ne'er knows when life will end for self, a loved one, friend or acquaintance, even a stranger. I have received so many e-mails regarding such circumstances as how one goes about righting wrongs; whether those were intentional, or unintentional. 'Tis human nature to avoid that which is often most unpleasnat but the fact remains that unpleasantness is far less difficult to indure than being forced to live with never having made the effort before 'tis too late. An apology must come from the heart; be meaningful, else 'tis no' worth the bother.
Several of you have expressed feelings of guilt for having issued cruel words to a stranger on the street, someone down and out who asked for help. Others have ignored loved ones in need; friends long forgotten; family at a distance, and so on. Whomever you have wronged, 'tis upon you to face the task of repairing the damage you wrought.
Others have written to express their anger at feeling they were 'forced' to turn someone away, for a multitude of reasons. Search your conscience and if there you find a valid reason for having turned someone away then 'tis no your burden to bear. But if you find you have done so for selfish reasons, demands upon your time; unwillingness to take on a difficult task in order to assist another; unconcern for someone other than yourself then 'tis no' me you should turn to for absolution but the one whom you let down.
Folks, nursing facilities, hospitals, psychiatric wards, and the streets are full of those in need and many of them have family members. Aye, and some of those can no' be cared for in one's home but that does no' absolve one from assisting to find proper care for such a person. 'Tis a shame the way the elderly are dumped and left at the mercy of strangers in facilities where they may, or more likely will no', get tender care. 'Tis a brutal fact that children are left to fend for themselves; are used as pawns between divorcing or already divorced parents; that some parents simply wash their hands of teenagers who run away. I could go on and on describing the scenarios I have seen and those I read about in my mail.
What truly amazes me is the number of folks who become angry when I do no' agree with their point of view. 'Tis no' ever my attention to parrot what one wishes to hear in order to feel good about one's self. With the information you send me, I call it how I see it. The point to be made here is this: Do no' ask for my advice unless you are willing to hear the bald truth. As I have stated in the past, this is no' an advice column such as Dear Abby. On the occassion I do respond to a particular one whom I think needs guidance but for the most part the e-mails I respond to have to do with other Kinds and things of supranatural origins. Blessings Upon All, Dream Teller.
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