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February 23, 2005

Wounds,

Autism epidemic,- One of my friend sent me a report on Autism, the silent epidemic. It is amazing how it has grown many folds in the last ten years. Autism inflicts 17000 kids every year, in comparison Cancer inflicts 12000, every year. It devastes the parents, it leaves scars and guilt, and the rate of divorce amongst parents of autistic children is high. Bob Wright, the chairman of NBC, and his wife Susan have an autistic child, and they have set a 50 million dollars fund on reaserch to find the causes of this diseas, mostly supported by private funds. There has been efforts by Mr, and Mrs, Wright, to get congrassionl leaders to increase funding for reaserch. They estimate the cost of life time caring for an autistic person to be between 5 to 10 million dollars. NBC has shcedualled a program to increase awareness of this epidemic, please watch it; http://www.msnbc.com/id/6844737/ Well, these are wounds that become our afflictions. We all bear some, half healed, scabbed, and ever fresh wounds, that guide our lives, they effect us, and leave great traces on who we become. Deppressions, addictions, suicide, kids cutting themselves, all signs of suffering, and an outcry for help. some of us get to accept our wounds, we might even take the scabbs off and take a fresh look, and find some rmedy for healing, if we do the wound becomes our gift, what makes us grow and be different, we find empathy, we become kinder, calmer, more understanding. I have been hungry, I have been poor, I have been alone, and deppressed, I have lived with my wounds, it has effected my life, how I see myself. But I have come to accept them,and to heal them. When I was younger I never thought that somebody could love me enough to marry me, I went through many relationships, which I destroyed, I ended, before the other person could, no rejections. I never though that I deserved to be a father, the responsibility of it. But someone loves me enough that she married me eighteen years ago, and stayed with me, I have kids that adore their silly daddy, and these realtaionships have made me kinder to myself. I have a thing about helping people by cars they need, since I have lived in this country without a car. and I try to feel for the other person and be fair in any relationships, or even business contacts. One of my wifes problem with me is that I am too generous, I like to take care of people, I like to give gifts, it gives me satisfaction and great pleasure. So all together, I am okay, blessed, and I know it. but I also know it was the wounds in my life that have made me try harder and become who I am, AN OKAY person. So celebrate your wounds, talk about them, show the scars, be in control, allow them to help you. tell us about your personal experience, be daring, be human, and accept who you are, and let peace wash over you and reach others,..........................

Posted by Idinraha at February 23, 2005 11:08 AM

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