[il-talk] Fun read

[Robert Hansen]

Great stuff.

Sincerely
Robert A. Hansen
hansen.robert70 at gmail.com


On Dec 21, 2017 1:08 PM, "Lin H. via IL-Talk" <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> 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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> -----Original Message----- From: Patti Chang via IL-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2017 10:06 AM
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> Cc: Patti Chang
> Subject: [il-talk] Fun read
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> This is done by Dick Davis of Blind Inc.
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> Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was a differently-abled individual who
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> faced discrimination and social ostracism because of his red nose.  As
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> we all know, deer  have beautiful shiny black noses.  Rudolph's was
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> shiny too, but it was red - so red that it actually glowed!  While
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> this characteristic might have been regarded as beautiful in some
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> societies, it was a visible, ugly deformity in reindeer society.
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> Because of it, Rudolph was mocked, humiliated, and disqualified from
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> participating in reindeer games.
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> To make things worse, Rudolph fell prey to this discrimination,
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> internalized it, and took responsibility for his misfortune instead of
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> realizing it was a problem of the larger society.  Since he was
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> isolated at the North Pole Manufacturing Zone, there  was no
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> organization of disabled reindeer to explain this to him.  So when
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> Santa sought applications from reindeer to pull his sleigh, Rudolph
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> hid himself out of shame until all the candidates for the job had been
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> selected.
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> On Christmas Eve, a sudden fog, no doubt caused by global warming,
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> arose, impeding the progress of Santa and his team.  But when Rudolph
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> came out of hiding, Santa immediately realized the practical value of
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> his "disability", and hired him as lead worker for the sleigh team.
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> The other reindeer, realizing that they had foolishly overlooked an
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> individual with the exact skill set to enable them to achieve their
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> mission, welcomed him to the team.
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> Were it not for Rudolph, the team would have failed to achieve their
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> all-important Christmas objective, resulting in global disappointment
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> to all the good little girls and boys.  But because of Santa's wisdom
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> in understanding that difference could be an asset rather than a
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> limitation, they succeeded.  And they memorialized this organizational
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> achievement by creating a song which continues to be sung by children
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> today.
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