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Last night, I stopped by the food store to get some hot chocolate because our heater is broken and it gets down to 35 degrees at night. Yep, been a tough week freezing in my house with the little heat provided by the portable heaters and now, I am sick with a cold hence my opportunity to post on AD when I should be working. I cant sleep cuz too cold ..
Anyways..when I parked my truck, I saw a guy about my age walking slowly with a cane to the store..I mean slow. I walked by him in a fast pace cuz I was freezing and wanted to get inside the store. Of course, I didnt give much thought to him.
I buy all the stuff I need in the store and then proceed to walk to the line to check them out. I walked by the guy again and he had an empty basket..it had been at least 10 to 15 minutes since I came into the store. The guy saw me and waved to me saying something. I thought maybe he needed help so I said "Excuse me...can u say that again?" He said that I was lucky. I was like "What do you mean?" He said that I am able to finish my shopping in such a short time (something to that effect since with lipreading, I dont catch everything) and that I am able to walk fast." I dont know why I said what I said next but I replied saying "Yea, I am lucky but do you consider yourself lucky you can hear?" He looked at me like "huh?" and said "What?" I repeated myself and he said he got what I said the first time and asked me why did I say that. I told him "Since you said I am lucky that I have two healthy legs to walk on and can walk fast, but I am asking if you feel lucky you can hear?" He said "Yeaaaa..." I said "I am deaf." He was like "OOOh I am sorry that you cant hear." I told him that it was ok so I asked him the question again and he looked sheepish and said "Yea, I would rather be hearing than have two strong legs." So I told him that was how I felt..that I would rather be deaf than be physically disabled. He looked at me and said that I was rude and he didnt appreciate that.
I felt I wasnt rude and I felt the reason I said that was so he can look at the positive and what he has rather than what he doesnt have.
Honestly, I dont know why I did it..I wasnt mad nor offended..that comment just came out without my thinking.
If I was rude...then ooops. Oh well..hope it made him think twice and maybe count his blessings like I do and not focus on what he doesnt have.
Was I rude? LOL!
Anyways..when I parked my truck, I saw a guy about my age walking slowly with a cane to the store..I mean slow. I walked by him in a fast pace cuz I was freezing and wanted to get inside the store. Of course, I didnt give much thought to him.
I buy all the stuff I need in the store and then proceed to walk to the line to check them out. I walked by the guy again and he had an empty basket..it had been at least 10 to 15 minutes since I came into the store. The guy saw me and waved to me saying something. I thought maybe he needed help so I said "Excuse me...can u say that again?" He said that I was lucky. I was like "What do you mean?" He said that I am able to finish my shopping in such a short time (something to that effect since with lipreading, I dont catch everything) and that I am able to walk fast." I dont know why I said what I said next but I replied saying "Yea, I am lucky but do you consider yourself lucky you can hear?" He looked at me like "huh?" and said "What?" I repeated myself and he said he got what I said the first time and asked me why did I say that. I told him "Since you said I am lucky that I have two healthy legs to walk on and can walk fast, but I am asking if you feel lucky you can hear?" He said "Yeaaaa..." I said "I am deaf." He was like "OOOh I am sorry that you cant hear." I told him that it was ok so I asked him the question again and he looked sheepish and said "Yea, I would rather be hearing than have two strong legs." So I told him that was how I felt..that I would rather be deaf than be physically disabled. He looked at me and said that I was rude and he didnt appreciate that.
I felt I wasnt rude and I felt the reason I said that was so he can look at the positive and what he has rather than what he doesnt have.
Honestly, I dont know why I did it..I wasnt mad nor offended..that comment just came out without my thinking.
If I was rude...then ooops. Oh well..hope it made him think twice and maybe count his blessings like I do and not focus on what he doesnt have.
Was I rude? LOL!
