peace to live by

An Important Key Facing Disabilities, Part 1 (TMF:2469)

Thursday, October 24, 2024
Peace to Live By: An Important Key Facing Disabilities, Part 1 (TMF:2469) - Daniel Litton
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       I was reading a letter in a book recently wherein a child was writing about how he was disabled. Granted, this letter was about 50 years ago, so this was a while go. Anyhow, the child was asking the readers how he might become better liked by his community. He said he gets frustrated with the seeming burden that others in his family had to face when being around him. Also, that they don’t always want him to go everywhere and do everything with them. And he desperately wanted this to change. He obviously didn’t want to be a burden, but he also wanted people to like him. Yes, even though he had a disability that apparently didn’t allow him to walk, he still had the same mind all of us do. So what was this child’s solution, or anyone’s solution who finds themselves in this type of situation. Not wanting to be a burden, and yet at the same time wanting to be liked and included. I think in any type of situation such as this, it is important for anyone to give up the strong desire for what they want. Doesn’t seem right, does it? Give up the desire to be liked?