It began with a simple question: "Who are you heroes?" Tough question.
I have a lot of 'em. Having just seen "Temple Grandin," I wrote Temple
Grandin's name. I saw someone else write Helen Keller, so I added Anne
Sullivan's. The next time I returned somebody circled my response --with a red
Sharpie (the nerve!) and wrote, "Who wrote this and why?" I looked at
the other responses and noticed that I was singled out. I didn't have
the time and frankly, I was livid that I knew if I wrote anything in
that instance I would melted the laminated cardboard with effusive
expletives and accusatory assertions. I turned around and walked away,
knowing that I would respond next time with a much cooler head. As my luck would have it, the board was wiped clean the next day. I
have tried to ignore it and move on, but it's been bothering me since
then. Yesterday, one thought gnawed at me: Temple Grandin and Anne
Sullivan (Macy) don't deserve it. So, dear schmuck, here goes my justification that my heroes so richly
deserve but you don't: 1. Anne Sullivan Macy-Helen Keller wouldn't have been who she is/was
as we know her without Anne Sullivan's patience, persistence, and
perspicacity. Enough said? Good. 2. Temple Grandin-Despite her autism, Temple has earned a B.A. in
Psychology, a Master of Science in Animal Science, and a Ph.D. in
Animal Science. She has not only been a strong advocate for humane
livestock handling, she has also engineered devices that over half of
all cattle in the United States go through and corporations from
Cargill to McDonald's proudly use. Her resume alone puts all of us in
the entire GISD to shame:
http://www.grandin.com/professional.resume.html. These two outstanding individuals have actually done a lot for
civilization and in making the world a better place -- not just with
literature, theories, and providing entertainment. How about you? What
have you contributed to society? I bet you're perfectly normal. No
disorders (Mental, perhaps? Or emotional?), no disabilities... and
yet, I bet you don't have an excuse for being mediocre. Just another
one among us who are merely passing by, an anonymous Earthling. I know
I am, but I dare not question who you look up to. I can do that if you
ask me to, though. Maybe not as lucid, modest, and patient as I can be
behind a computer, though. Did I answer the question to your satisfaction? Never mind. Frankly, I
don't give a damn about your opinion. I did it for my heroes Anne and
Temple, and the rest of the world -- not you.
I have a lot of 'em. Having just seen "Temple Grandin," I wrote Temple
Grandin's name. I saw someone else write Helen Keller, so I added Anne
Sullivan's. The next time I returned somebody circled my response --with a red
Sharpie (the nerve!) and wrote, "Who wrote this and why?" I looked at
the other responses and noticed that I was singled out. I didn't have
the time and frankly, I was livid that I knew if I wrote anything in
that instance I would melted the laminated cardboard with effusive
expletives and accusatory assertions. I turned around and walked away,
knowing that I would respond next time with a much cooler head. As my luck would have it, the board was wiped clean the next day. I
have tried to ignore it and move on, but it's been bothering me since
then. Yesterday, one thought gnawed at me: Temple Grandin and Anne
Sullivan (Macy) don't deserve it. So, dear schmuck, here goes my justification that my heroes so richly
deserve but you don't: 1. Anne Sullivan Macy-Helen Keller wouldn't have been who she is/was
as we know her without Anne Sullivan's patience, persistence, and
perspicacity. Enough said? Good. 2. Temple Grandin-Despite her autism, Temple has earned a B.A. in
Psychology, a Master of Science in Animal Science, and a Ph.D. in
Animal Science. She has not only been a strong advocate for humane
livestock handling, she has also engineered devices that over half of
all cattle in the United States go through and corporations from
Cargill to McDonald's proudly use. Her resume alone puts all of us in
the entire GISD to shame:
http://www.grandin.com/professional.resume.html. These two outstanding individuals have actually done a lot for
civilization and in making the world a better place -- not just with
literature, theories, and providing entertainment. How about you? What
have you contributed to society? I bet you're perfectly normal. No
disorders (Mental, perhaps? Or emotional?), no disabilities... and
yet, I bet you don't have an excuse for being mediocre. Just another
one among us who are merely passing by, an anonymous Earthling. I know
I am, but I dare not question who you look up to. I can do that if you
ask me to, though. Maybe not as lucid, modest, and patient as I can be
behind a computer, though. Did I answer the question to your satisfaction? Never mind. Frankly, I
don't give a damn about your opinion. I did it for my heroes Anne and
Temple, and the rest of the world -- not you.
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