[nfbwatlk] our sacred trust

[carl jarvis]

Thanks Alco, but I think that if I put all my scribblings end to end I would 
have one very long, if not exciting book.
Carl
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alco Canfield" <amcanfield at comcast.net>
To: "'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] our sacred trust


> Hey Carl,
>
> Why don't you write a book?  Good thoughts.
>
> Alco
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of carl jarvis
> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 9:02 AM
> To: nfbw
> Subject: [nfbwatlk] our sacred trust
>
> Sometimes I fear that our primary disability is not blindness, nor even 
> the
> attitudes about blindness, but rather, our eagerness to trust without
> question.
> Take Governor Sarah Palin, a pretty, fresh young face on the political
> scene.  How many of us, outside Alaska, ever heard the name Palin prior to
> her being embraced by Senator McCain and the Republican Party?  In fact, 
> how
> many Alaskans actually know who their governor is?  I mean, has she really
> been in office long enough to have established a track record?  But 
> because
> this virtual stranger has a disabled child, she is acclaimed as an expert 
> on
> the subject of special needs.
> Over the many years that I have been active in the struggle for equality 
> for
> the blind, I have met, or heard countless politicians declare their,
> "understanding of you people".
> Many of them had a disabled family member or knew a neighbor with one. 
> How
> many oily hands have grabbed my hand as I was being told, "You people are 
> so
> deserving".  But when the particular bill I was promoting came to the 
> floor,
> Bam!  My new friend voted it down!
> And by the way, don't waste your time going back and trying to find out 
> why
> he/she voted against your bill.  You'll just wind up covered with oil.
> Now don't get me wrong.  I'm not suggesting that we blind people quit
> trusting folks.  What I'm asking is that we use a little common sense 
> before
> we just fling out the welcome mat.
> Sometimes we are just too willing to allow ourselves to be taken in.  But 
> if
> we are going to move forward as equal partners in this nation, we need to
> always ask the hard questions, and expect straight, honest answers before
> placing our trust in anyone.
> We need to look at our trust as sacred.  A rare gift.  Not to be given
> lightly.
>
> Carl Jarvis
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