People are not Disposable

I have often said that we live in a disposable society. We throw away everything -- from clothing and shoes to furniture and household goods. Nothing is made with the quality it once was, and if it is, you can bet you are going to pay a VERY pretty penny for it.

We tend to throw away people too. Whether it be because they are old, handicapped, have upset us or our gentle sens abilities, or whatever the reason, we throw people away, end relationships, drop from our lives, ignore, etc.

The sermon in temple a few weeks ago was that we should listen to the rambling stories of our elders, as they have meaning. These are people who have life experiences that they are sharing and we should listen, because these are people, not tape recorders that are to be shut off and put away somewhere. PEOPLE. Listen to them, the Rabbi said, they are not to be thrown away.

That sermon simply reaffirmed my belief that we do indeed throw people away. To drive the point even further home... We were at church yesterday and there was a woman with her, I assume, husband in a wheelchair. He was frail and I am not sure what was wrong, other than he was in a wheelchair. At one point in the service, the priest tells you to offer peace and good wishes to those in the seats around you -- part of community building. Well, not one person extended their hand to this man. Not one! They extended the offer to his wife, but not to him. So I crossed the aisle walked over and extended my hand. He reached out in return and we offered each other peace. Only after that did only one other person reach out to him.

A few moments later when people were walking in the aisles to go receive communion, the woman was having difficulty maneuvering the wheelchair. Again, people just stood there and watched. It was not until I crossed the aisle again to assist her that others finally took action as well.

I am not meaning to be preachy, but this is ridiculous. We need to remember that people are flesh and bone and whether we see the quality in them or not, they are not to be discarded with the trash or put up for give away on Craig's List.

Any thoughts?

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As my Blog title will tell you, I am an Overthinker. Thus, I have been struggling for weeks, nearly months, trying to figure out what to talk about. There are so many things and yet not so much. Ok, that is a lie, there ARE so many htings. There is a lot going on in my life (our life) and I have made quite a few observations about our world that are worthy of sharing btu I just could not figure out where to start.

We saw my family back in June for my cousin's wedding reception. It was lovely. Great to see everyone and spend the time with my Dad. But the thing that tripped me up on that trip was that I mentioned to my cousins (T&J)that both Ken and I had blogs. They were both very surprised; but not in an oh-that's-cool-way. More like a what-on-Earth-do-you-have-to-say-worth-blogging way. While I think they are the cat's meow and definitely fit in to the cool kids bracket, I think they are so much in that bracket that they do not realize that there are a lot of us out here who blog about "stuff". While my blog is not a one trick pony that focuses on one thing, it is definitly a blog that gets me thinking, and frankly, if it gets me thinking, then that should be enough.

So here it is. I am back in the blogging world. I will be back with a fervor because there really is a lot to talk about -- to you, or no one. But it is stuff worth putting out there. Ya never know. I think this will be the start of a new era... I may actually find a direction and stick with it. Whoa! Scary huh?

Topics to look forward to in the coming days: Harmony Kingdom Colletibles, Collectibles in general, Selling stuff on eBay, religion shopping, Temple Sermon, Church baptism, The Passing of one's mother, what it means to be friends, family of every kind, societal lables, gas prices, politics in general... see the list goes on.

Tune back in for something worth reading -- because I think it is worth writing.

Maybe I will send T&J invites to my blog.