[Blindtlk] Making a Difference, (Cont.): Bringing the right attitude out

[Linda bloodsaw]

Are you an ophthalmologist? How do you know she was not blind? How do you know she was not disabled? I would not give my seat to you and I am disabled too. Good manners seem to be heading toward extinction.

> On Sep 2, 2014, at 6:10 PM, Eric Calhoun via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> You know, sometimes I get some of the most unwelcome people when I say
> excuse  me to sit down in a seat.  I just made a difference in a female's
> life, and she was very unapologetic.  She claimed to be blind, but that
> turned out to be a lie.  She wanted me to feel guilty for uprooting her
> from her seat.  I tried to be polite and remind her that I was asking her
> nicely to move, and to say thank you.  I was letting her know that what I
> did by asking her to move, nicely, was very polite.  But I also went on to
> let her know that I'll be praying for her, and that I was being very nice
> to her, harden her heart.  She was rude.  "I just made a difference in your
> life, you'll thank me later," I said.
> 
> Eric, where making a difference is good
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