If we look at suffering as a commodity and assume that there is a vast but finite amount of it (like oil), then it follows that said suffering must be stored somewhere. That somewhere is among the unfortunate souls with the highest storage capacity, i.e. quads and other similar souls. On any given day, mankind's suffering inventory is moved around like boxes in a warehouse. Yours today, mine tomorrow. Suffering may appear to increase and decrease in this world, but it really doesn't. It is like water: constant in amount and fluid in movement. All that changes is distribution and intensity. I haven't yet figured out why suffering is so immutable and enduring, but I suspect it involves a delicate balance of good and evil. But that's a whole 'nuther subject.
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com > From: alcibiates2 <alcibiat...@yahoo.com> > Date: October 22, 2014 at 6:21:43 AM EDT > To: Quadius <quad...@gmail.com>, RONALD L PRACHT <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net> > Cc: "quad-list@eskimo.com" <quad-list@eskimo.com> > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Funny thing happenned to my Jay 2 cushion > > That went thru real well. I agree seems. Normal folks don't much like > wheelchair folks. I don't think it is a conscious thing. Just a subconscious > aversion where they associate us with bad health. Or condemned by god. Ahhh > who really can tell? > > John > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Quadius > Date:10/03/2014 5:47 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: RONALD L PRACHT > Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Funny thing happenned to my Jay 2 cushion > > if we agreed with everything life would be a little boring. > >> On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 12:53 AM, RONALD L PRACHT <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net> >> wrote: >> Nothing wrong with adding info or disagreeing. Im just trying to make people >> realize the able bodies judge us pretty harshly when you stick out with >> these issues and others. I know......"who cares" . Well the truth is most of >> us do care. The point really is don't let yourself fall into a routine that >> you go out without regard. Like take a blanket , cut a hole in it and go >> out, lol. >> >> Ron >> >> >> On Thursday, October 2, 2014 10:14 PM, "diannal...@aol.com" >> <diannal...@aol.com> wrote: >> >> >> many days i go without shoes in the summer...with my capris and painted >> toenails. an abled body woman would wear flip flops, not much difference so >> i beg to differ with you ron! i'll agree with the rest. i'll have you know i >> pay $20.00 for those painted toes and i want people to see them. along with >> the fact i find it hard to get sandals and flip-flops on my swollen feet. >> The worst things the disabled do in public >> >> 1) no shoes >> 2) exposed urine bag >> 3) just plain dirty or have a stench >> 4) chair has food and scum all over it >> 5) legs fallen over to a side or bowed severely( especially on ladies) >> 6) scared to look people in the eye >> >> Theres more,but that's what sticks out in my mind. I an say this because Im >> a quad myself ......16 yrs post. We cant help many things , but some things >> we can do something about. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: RONALD L PRACHT <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net> >> To: quad-list <quad-list@eskimo.com> >> Sent: Thu, Oct 2, 2014 3:15 pm >> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Funny thing happenned to my Jay 2 cushion >> >> The worst things the disabled do in public >> >> 1) no shoes >> 2) exposed urine bag >> 3) just plain dirty or have a stench >> 4) chair has food and scum all over it >> 5) legs fallen over to a side or bowed severely( especially on ladies) >> 6) scared to look people in the eye >> >> Theres more,but that's what sticks out in my mind. I an say this because Im >> a quad myself ......16 yrs post. We cant help many things , but some things >> we can do something about. >> >> Ron >> >> >> On Thursday, October 2, 2014 1:37 PM, "diannal...@aol.com" >> <diannal...@aol.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> funny. i put rolled up hand towels on both sides of my thighs. otherwise my >> legs spread like men legs. >> dianna >> had to add my 1 inch wedge adductors to each side of the new cushion to keep >> my long legs from bowing. I cant stand paralyzed people that let their legs >> bow or fall to one side. It looks terrible and its fixable. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wheelchair <wheelch...@aol.com> >> To: r.pracht <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net>; quad-list <quad-list@eskimo.com> >> Sent: Wed, Oct 1, 2014 8:00 pm >> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Funny thing happenned to my Jay 2 cushion >> >> Have you considered contacting Jay and ask if they are looking for a very >> qualified cushion tester? >> >> Best Wishes >> >> In a message dated 10/1/2014 3:06:16 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >> r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: >> I came in from my handcycle trip last night and was rolling around the house >> when I looked at my hand and it was covered with this nasty yellow stuff. I >> looked at the front of my cushion and at the bottom below the cover was a >> massive amount of yellow crap. I jumped in bed with my new cushion and a >> trash can and pulled the cover off the old cushion which had a hole in the >> front and threw all the nastiness away then had to use rubbing alcohol to >> clean the stuff off my seat sling. This was the second Jay 2 to do this to >> me. The last one popped when a girl sat on my lap. I get about 4 yrs out of >> each one then boom. The stuff that comes out is oil based and very hard to >> get off of your stuff. I was home alone but managed to get the old one off >> and cleaned, and the new one on. I also had to add my 1 inch wedge adductors >> to each side of the new cushion to keep my long legs from bowing. I cant >> stand paralyzed people that let their legs bow or fall to one side. It looks >> terrible and its fixable. A new Jay 2 is going to cost me over 400 and an >> extra air exchange cover will be 65. Crazy but that's how she goes in the >> handicap world. I need to put a new seat sling on the chair but that's hard >> to do yourself and if you fail you have no chair, lol. >> >> Ron >
