tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post3930663403298233971..comments2024-03-28T08:02:30.057-04:00Comments on Word-Whores: Physical flaws in charactersK.A. Krantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674754426001151828noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-36075084633911703102013-10-22T09:22:34.204-04:002013-10-22T09:22:34.204-04:00Exactly. I don't think its pity either, it com...Exactly. I don't think its pity either, it comes off to me as that 'so much more' and that's why the commercial is powerful. Overcoming adversity, defining our life our own way in spite of troubles is a strength all of us would hope to have, but also hope never to have the theory tested. Your wife must have been an incredibly awesome person. :) *HUGS*Linda Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452743850118017500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-69724363277450002922013-10-21T23:46:48.723-04:002013-10-21T23:46:48.723-04:00I love that commercial. And for me it is not pity....I love that commercial. And for me it is not pity. It is making sure a good friend in included. That's friendship. <br />Among the many things I have dealt with in my life are taking care of my wife when she went into renal failure and being with her through the last several years of her life when the quality of her daily existence was often a misery. I loved her then, I love her now, I miss her daily and I always admired her determination not to let her substantial physical ailments define her world more than absolutely necessary. Yes, she had to deal with dialysis, but she managed a smile for the people she dealt with and she fought hard to get herself into a better place. James A. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504165634910099365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-63415554332522881132013-10-21T22:27:27.471-04:002013-10-21T22:27:27.471-04:00You have no special love for sweet pickles? My wor...You have no special love for sweet pickles? My world is crumbling. :) <br /><br />I saw a commercial recently at a friends house. It was a group of guys playing wheelchair basketball. At the end, everyone but one guy stood up from the chair and walked off the court (the other rolled off with them) and the truly handicapped one said something like "you guys are getting better at this." That commercial has been in my mind each time I check out this weeks posts. There's so much story I can infer from that short snippet. The bonds of a friendship so strong that each of them placed value on the effort to spend time in their friend's position. It could be pity...or so much more than pity.<br /><br />Physical handicapped characters take the 'underdog' role to a new level.Linda Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452743850118017500noreply@blogger.com