tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483695869118605067.post7404125648520128458..comments2023-11-02T15:45:08.023+00:00Comments on Notes from the Slow Lane: Where next?The Foggy Knitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06052717128048264313noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483695869118605067.post-62126702857793684932015-05-20T12:21:26.478+01:002015-05-20T12:21:26.478+01:00I read somewhere that many people don't know a...I read somewhere that many people don't know anyone who is disabled, so have trouble having any grasp of what it could be like. I was surprised, having grown up with elderly relatives who needed help with things, and parents who worked in the NHS, and going to church where all sorts of people also go, I couldn't imagine that. So many disabilities are "hidden" too, so people may have no idea they do know someone who is disabled. I think it shows a lack of imagination, and of empathy, and also restricted social circles, where people only hang out with "people like us". Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275774175643207235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483695869118605067.post-43990701781231302282015-05-18T12:28:18.759+01:002015-05-18T12:28:18.759+01:00Thank you so much for the encouragement, I truly a...Thank you so much for the encouragement, I truly appreciate your kindness and wisdom xThe Foggy Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052717128048264313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483695869118605067.post-37932611401942688072015-05-17T22:46:51.366+01:002015-05-17T22:46:51.366+01:00I can exactly understand how you feel Stephanie. ...I can exactly understand how you feel Stephanie. My daughter has been pestering me with questions, "But WHY do they think that's okay?" etc. My own take on the election results in England is that people voted out of fear. I think that poverty, illness, disability and any form of "weakness" makes many people even more fearful, even more grasping. Some people will go past a homeless person and think, "That could be me" and have compassion, but many will run past, terrified that it might be them and they had better get away.<br /><br />I think pouring out your heart to God is exactly the right response. And try to keep your focus on what you know is good and true. This too shall pass, and God is by your side and will never leave you. I hope that doesn't sound shallow and trite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com