[il-talk] Fun read

[Lin H.]

Very good words of wisdom!  Nice change of words Mr.  Davis!
In other words, just because you have a disability doesn't mean you can't do 
a job or anything for that matter well!
Linda

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From: Patti Chang via IL-Talk
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Subject: [il-talk] Fun read

This is done by Dick Davis of Blind Inc.

> Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was a differently-abled individual who

> faced discrimination and social ostracism because of his red nose.  As

> we all know, deer  have beautiful shiny black noses.  Rudolph's was

> shiny too, but it was red - so red that it actually glowed!  While

> this characteristic might have been regarded as beautiful in some

> societies, it was a visible, ugly deformity in reindeer society.

> Because of it, Rudolph was mocked, humiliated, and disqualified from

> participating in reindeer games.

>

>

>

> To make things worse, Rudolph fell prey to this discrimination,

> internalized it, and took responsibility for his misfortune instead of

> realizing it was a problem of the larger society.  Since he was

> isolated at the North Pole Manufacturing Zone, there  was no

> organization of disabled reindeer to explain this to him.  So when

> Santa sought applications from reindeer to pull his sleigh, Rudolph

> hid himself out of shame until all the candidates for the job had been

> selected.

>

>

>

> On Christmas Eve, a sudden fog, no doubt caused by global warming,

> arose, impeding the progress of Santa and his team.  But when Rudolph

> came out of hiding, Santa immediately realized the practical value of

> his "disability", and hired him as lead worker for the sleigh team.

> The other reindeer, realizing that they had foolishly overlooked an

> individual with the exact skill set to enable them to achieve their

> mission, welcomed him to the team.

>

>

>

> Were it not for Rudolph, the team would have failed to achieve their

> all-important Christmas objective, resulting in global disappointment

> to all the good little girls and boys.  But because of Santa's wisdom

> in understanding that difference could be an asset rather than a

> limitation, they succeeded.  And they memorialized this organizational

> achievement by creating a song which continues to be sung by children

> today.

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