About me, what "Simple creed" does to me..., For people who want to know it Options

[GvB]

Hello,

I know that I can react very sensitive and emotional on particular things (the songs "Simple Creed" and "Overcome" for example and comments on that) and that it makes some people feel uncomfortable or annoyed.

But there are reasons for this behaviour.

It is because I'm very aware of the fact that I have to be grateful that I'm still alive.
I was born with a serious spinal cord problem called spina bifida.
It means that my backbone hasn't closed properly and that my nervous system is seriously damaged.
And I had water on my brain which has done even more damage on my nervous system.
I barely survived the first weeks of my life and had several operations during my youth.
Okay my legs are for a big part paralysed and so is my belly and I have a motion disturbtion of my hands because my hands, eyes and brain don't work together very well.
But I'm still alive and appreciate that.

But that's why I feel unhappy when I see or hear about people who argue, abusing other people (or themselves), fight a war, oppress each other, kill each other (our themselves) or being not careful with the nature.
All that comes together in "Overcome" to me.

Then I feel like screaming out that people should LIVE their lifes and do positive things with it and LOVE EACH OTHER!
It feels to me like Ed is doing that for me in "Simple creed".

Further: I was bullied at school when I was a teenager because of the fact that I'm slow and unhandy and emotional, and some people (both classmates and a few teachers) saw that as a very funny combination.
The line "I bet you took a gun to school too!" ("Simple Creed") hit me like a knife the first time I heard it because I had to admit that I had ever felt like doing that.
That was a not very nice confrontation, but oh so necessary!

Further I want to make clear that I'm happy with my life in spite of everything I have been through, the disabilities I have to live with, the fact that I still meet misunderstanding very often (even people who have been knowing me all my life do struggle with understanding me).
But I know that there are a lot of good people (big and small) who love me, lots of good music with good lyrics (according to me), sweet animals and that I believe in God.

In other words: I'm happy, but I've got my scars and things that make me sad (I hope that you all understand that from now on).
But I live and love my life as much as I can!

All I ask from everybody is: try to understand, respect and love everybody for as much as you can and think before you post of what your post can do to others!

GvB.

This post has been edited by GvB: Aug 12 2006, 11:14 am

[Lively Chick]

Sense of humour people Its called play fighting. Its called teasing it makes this board a little more FUN! Damn, roll with the punches



Sorry to hear about what happened to you girls though. Any criminal charges? Oh, they wouldnt want me as a judge. Yo, where ma glock at? I'd go Charles Bronson on their muthafuckin ass!