Isaac.Obie@p0.f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Isaac Obie) (06/28/91)
Index Number: 16575 [This is from the Blink Talk Conference] Well, numerous times when I am walking in public, people will come up to me and say "I feel sorry for blind people. Here, let me give you a dollar." I just accept the dollars and say "thank you". Why? Because it's easier and they've got their minds made up anyway. In fact, once I was at a wedding and someone was telling me how they admired me, and I jokingly asked them why didn'jt they contribute to my Senatorial campgign? They were about to write a chek when I told them I was only kidding. so each one of us thandle these matters differently. sometimes people come running up to me and wanting to pray for me. Hey, I let them if i have the time. It makes them feel good. It makes me feel good that a stranger cared enough to be bothered. Why argue with them? You don't have a lot of time for one thing and they're not changing. Further, I can go about my business as usual when they're gone. Why is it when someone helps me in a store, (store employees) and I try to tip them, they refuse my tip?? Is it because I am blind? Probably, but I sometime insist that they take it. different strokes for different folks.... -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!101!460.0!Isaac.Obie Internet: Isaac.Obie@p0.f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org