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“My point guard, my brother: you taught me so much since I came into this league as a 21 year old kid from Marquette. For me, coming to Chicago to play and learn from you, an MVP, was eye-opening. You helped shape me into the player I am today. Helped teach me the work ethic needed to excel in this league. You are a leader, thru and thru. Always a supportive teammate and friend. I’ll always be thankful for the opportunity I had to play alongside you each night and I know you’re going to continue to be the great player and leader you were in Chicago for years to come.” - Jimmy Butler
Psychology says, youβre not afraid to love, youβre afraid of not being loved back.
Sometimes, I wonder what would people say about me during my funeral or how they would describe me to someone else when Iβm gone. I hope itβs good or at least honest.
2nd thing I wanted to say was I get really taken aback when I see someone that’s immobilized yet they still live their life full of happiness & I cant really understand it..
I’m grateful for all I have & my abilities but in reality.. I’m more unhappy than happy most days.. I’m just lost as to how & why.. I wish I could have half the positive outlook that that guy at the Apple Store had yesterday.. He was immobilized in a wheelchair for life & he talked differently yet he was still able to crack jokes & poke fun at the world..
I guess all I’m tryin to say is I’m amazed & I admire how some people carry themselves even when it seems like their life was at a point where nothin could get any better
So yesterday I went to my local Apple Store to pick up my MacBook.. The concierge guys check you in & another guy brings your stuff out & presume to pass you over to another guy who will assist you with first time set up & answer any questions you may have.. Etc..
The moment I was passed over to the “setup” guy.. I noticed 2 things.. First he was situated relatively below the table & 2nd thing was he was unexpectedly “jolly..”
Now.. Just to clarify.. I have nothing against “handicaps” but I’m not gonna lie.. It caught me off guard because I’ve never really seen them often in a work place.. It’s also maybe because I haven’t gone out much..
Point is.. While he was helping me.. (His name is David also.. What a coincidence..) many people that walked by us kept on pointing to their family members & friends & others about his confinement to a wheel chair & the way he talked.. It really angered me because he was more polite & helpful than the usual apple techies & he was really patient & went over everything as thorough as he could.. & most of the people that pointed out were Asians which angered me even more because of their immature & narrow minded acts.. The world kinda hates all Asians because everybody thinks we’re all alike when in reality.. We aren’t.. We may come from the same culture but our opinions & how we act in public differ between people to people..
I guess the moral of this first part is don’t look down on people just because of their inability to do somethin.. Whether they are as mobile as everyone or they talk different.. They’re still human beings regardless.. they may not retaliate to the put downs & negativity thrown his way everyday.. But deep down inside.. He can be really hurt.. & we won’t know because of course it won’t be expressed to us outright..
So in conclusion.. Just be grateful that you can walk about & do everything you want to do because some people can’t but just cause they’re different doesn’t mean we have to treat them differently..
I remember in school someone telling me I came from a broken home. That’s what they used to call it when your parents got divorced. Even though getting divorced was the least broken thing they ever did. When I heard that as a kid, I wondered if broken homes were where the broken people lived. It was silly. I was just a little kid but to this day I still wonder.
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You can build a house out of anything, make it as strong as you want. But a home…a home is more fragile. A home is made of the people you fill it with. And the people can be broken, sure, but any surgeon knows what’s broken can be mended. What’s hurt can be healed. That no matter how dark it gets, the suns going to rise again.
The thing about love is, when itβs good, itβs so very good, and when itβs bad, it hurts so much. And if you canβt find a way to balance all those ups and down, it will make you crazy.
So, do it. Decide. Is this the life you want to live? Is this the person you want to love? Is this the best you can be? Can you be stronger? Kinder? More Compassionate? Decide. Breathe in. Breathe out and decide
“My point guard, my brother: you taught me so much since I came into this league as a 21 year old kid from Marquette. For me, coming to Chicago to play and learn from you, an MVP, was eye-opening. You helped shape me into the player I am today. Helped teach me the work ethic needed to excel in this league. You are a leader, thru and thru. Always a supportive teammate and friend. I’ll always be thankful for the opportunity I had to play alongside you each night and I know you’re going to continue to be the great player and leader you were in Chicago for years to come.” - Jimmy Butler