[stylist] Writing exercise
Brad Dunse'
lists at braddunsemusic.com
Tue Sep 20 15:53:05 UTC 2011
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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