[stylist] Writing exercise

[Brad Dunse']

Thanks Chris I appreciate the feedback and as always, taking the time 
to read. I'd started writing this after those posts to the list and 
didn't really sit down to run an iron over it until this morning. I 
agree Jim tolerance is key. I probably ought reference that more. 
Maybe  I can tweak it without adding to the slightly too lengthy bit 
now :). I think it is important, in all walks of life to live 
our  lives knowing that 100% of the people we meet, live outside our 
skin and experiences. Expecting them to understand us perfectly on 
first meet or even several is presumptuous. In fact, I'll go as far 
to say that "because" we have a vantage point of having experience as 
recipient of stereotypes and assumptions, we ought be better 
positioned as the  mature ones to suck it up and educate, which we 
most often do eventually :). It does wear one down occasionally 
though, hence the rephrasing the situation in our mind as the mirror 
metaphor.  It is not unlike two people with a stalemated difference 
of opinion and words have been said. Sooner or later someone has to 
step up as the mature one and reach  out for a hand shake or both are 
the loser.

Brad

On 9/20/2011  10:29 AM Chris Kuell said...
>Brad -
>
>This was an exceptionally good piece of writing. Bloody brilliant, I 
>might say if I were British. After our discussion on this list a few 
>weeks ago (following Bridgit's blog post and several folks, 
>including yourself, posting thoughts about his phenomenon of the 
>spectrum of responses)I wrote something myself, but it explored more 
>the blind person's reaction, or lack of reaction, to the ignorisms 
>that sighted people inevitably throw at us. I hadn't thought about 
>it from the perspective you did, and I thoroughly enjoyed doing so. 
>Thanks for sharing.
>
>chris
>
>PS - interestingly, I didn't receive your post, at least not yet, 
>but I'm responding to Jim's response to it.
>
>
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