Jun 08 2008
Mental Health Humor : Maniac Label 40% nuts 20% crazy 30% looney and 10% me
Labels serve a purpose - on food containers, packages, and cans. Sometimes they are trustworthy. Sometimes they are not. They give us a “quick” summary of the contents but you don’t know, without a doubt, what’s truly inside until you open the can. However, when it comes to people, please don’t label. A “quick” summary doesn’t do anyone true justice. You know the old adage - “Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover” - should be applied. Especially, when meeting or seeing someone for the first time. We need to take the time to show personal interest in someone. Getting to know them beyond their “surface” outer cover. Although, we can admit - some book titles - may grasp our attention or seem like a “good” read but how do we know for sure without taking the time to “OPEN” the book and start reading?! We honestly can’t judge the book nor recommend it, until we have finished all the many pages. We are all books, we are all different, and we all want to be a best seller! We all have the potential to be if given the chance. The golden rule comes in handy too - “Treat others the way you want to be treated.” Nobody wants to be mislabeled….everybody wants to be counted worthy of respect and understood, appreciated for who they truly are! May be that “grumpy” neighbor just lost his job and has no idea what to do. May be that “disheveled” office worker lost a loved one in death. May be that “good looking” lady is really a serial killer….let’s hope not but you get my point. You just can’t judge what is going on inside a person from looking at their outside. May be I’ve been labeled “hamburger” when I’m REALLY “Filet Mignon”! So, just like you take the time to enjoy a good meal, let’s take the time to get to know one another - Bon Appetit!
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I think there’s a place for labels. We are quick as a society to pin labels on people and children, fat woman, naughty child, mean guy, so my take on this is that if a label is going to be put on someone then it ought to be the right label. I have a child with Asperger’s syndrome and I know many people who are afraid of having their child tested because they fear the Asperger’s label. Meanwhile, they have a child with behavioral and learning problems that they can’t help being labeled as a problem child. I hope that in the years that come my little boy will overcome his Asperger’s issues (he’s very high functioning and will be retested in a few years) but for the meantime, I’m happy he has his diagnosis because his “label” comes with a support system that is helping him get the understanding he needs to keep up with his peers.
I think people often get the wrong impression of me when they see me in person. I suffer from severe, chronic pain and sometimes I have to just say hi to someone and walk quickly by because I cannot stand any longer due to the immense pain. It should help when I get my wheelchair next week, though
You’re right, we shouldn’t label people. We should take the time to get to know them. I truly wish more people thought like you do!
Sierra
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