I’m not sure what I think others should know about.
I’m usually “that person” who learns everything last from their friends. I’m
not super involved in much of anything that doesn’t involve common sense.
After putting some thought into it, I think people
should know how incredibly different peoples’ lives are from one another and
that you shouldn’t expect someone to have the same life experiences as
yourself. I know this is usually a common sense kind of thing, but I have come across
so many people who think they’re living a “better” life just because they didn’t
grow up with some of the difficulties that others have. There are many parents who
can help their kids with bills and buy them things even after they’ve moved out
of the house, but I know so many people who are struggling and can’t afford to
ask for help because they know their parents would try to help them out, even
at an expense to their own bills. The ONLY issue I have with this scenario is
that those who don’t struggle on their own often wonder why their friends can’t
just go ask for money of help so they can do more fun things.
Another instance this fact of different upbringing
brings to light is that of people not understanding why some people act or do
things in a certain way. I only know a handful of other people who have close
relatives in wheelchairs and it takes a little while for my other friends who haven’t
dealt with this in their upbringing to understand why I feel so strongly about
the Americans with Disabilities Act and equal accessibility to those who are
handicapped. It gets even more irritating when people use items meant for the
disabled just because they’re lazy or goofing off.
I just wish people would get that there are reasons
for diversity and different availabilities for everyone.
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