Posted by Dinah on March 25, 2002, at 19:39:15
In reply to Re: Hate drug? » OldSchool, posted by beardedlady on March 25, 2002, at 18:56:01
You too beardy? I feel so sad for both of you. Where on earth do you meet people?
I guess I've met many people who are overweight. But I don't judge a person by the pound.
I guess I've met more than a few people who were not well educated, and more than a few that weren't blessed with high intelligence. But I try not to judge a person by IQ.
Most people I meet are decent souls who are doing their best with what they were given. I have met so many caring generous people, people who put me to shame on a regular basis. I don't have a lot in common with all of them, and I wouldn't necessarily want to be friends with all of them, but I can see something good in most of them. And I can feel compassion even for those people I really don't like.
I'm not some people-loving optimist either. My hero is Daria, and people like her. But it's possible to acknowledge that people are far short of perfect while still appreciating their basic humanity.
By the way, while I was no huge fan of Roseanne, I wouldn't write her and her family off as being merely fat, lazy, and stupid. They also showed caring, warmth, and humor. You could do a lot worse in an intellectual and svelte family.
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