tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post6245318917694154698..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Sad and StunningAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-77340533531834993282007-05-07T16:02:00.000-04:002007-05-07T16:02:00.000-04:00Such is the state of fallen man—condemned to cycle...Such is the state of fallen man—condemned to cycles of petty cruelty and spite. My heart aches for both your patient and her tormentor. Learning to forgive, especially of oneself, is the only way through which true healing can begin. It is always a difficult task and I will add my prayers to those of others who hope she will find the peace she so desperately needs. -cpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-85320189706747208302007-05-07T13:41:00.000-04:002007-05-07T13:41:00.000-04:00Please send along my sympathy to your patient for ...Please send along my sympathy to your patient for her loss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-23790452169118393072007-05-07T10:44:00.000-04:002007-05-07T10:44:00.000-04:00Schadenfreude at its best (or worst).Schadenfreude at its best (or worst).Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00057991937006726742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-82355324341538301622007-05-05T14:25:00.000-04:002007-05-05T14:25:00.000-04:00I do find I amazing, though I agree some people re...I do find I amazing, though I agree some people revel in other people's misfortune. Still, that voice message is appalling.<BR/><BR/>Though the hospital tried to be helpful I can't imagine what it did was helpful. Though my girlfriend says what the hospital did is a reasonable thing to be done as part of the mourning and healing processes.Angevin13https://www.blogger.com/profile/00645571669987524664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-33437710602915264962007-05-05T11:36:00.000-04:002007-05-05T11:36:00.000-04:00There is a reason that Romans 12:15 is written in ...There is a reason that Romans 12:15 is written in the form of a command, <EM>"Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn."</EM><BR/><BR/>It is not a natural part of being human to have compassion on people outside of our own little tribe. <BR/><BR/>Anyone who has not been taught (or confronted with) this elemental truth about human nature will eventually view those outside their own group in the most venal way.Jerub-Baalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17011380665828984398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-22707866208201340822007-05-05T04:08:00.000-04:002007-05-05T04:08:00.000-04:00Very sad. It is, unfortunately, not at all amazing...Very sad. It is, unfortunately, not at all amazing. Some people seem to revel in kicking others when they are down; it is a problem our species has always had.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334510427120204285noreply@blogger.com