{"id":187,"date":"2018-02-23T21:21:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T03:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberts-lieb.com\/faithbites\/?p=187"},"modified":"2019-03-27T13:43:54","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T18:43:54","slug":"february-23-dis-abilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberts-lieb.com\/faithbites\/2018\/02\/23\/february-23-dis-abilities\/","title":{"rendered":"February 23 – (Dis) Abilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s lesson is about appreciating those with disabilities or other abilities. I admit when I’m driving behind someone going slow I get mad sometimes. When I’m in line at the checkout and someone is going slow, I get impatient. When someone is walking so in front of me, I get impatient and frustrated. (It’s not like the extra 60 seconds is going to change my life). What we, and I fail to understand, is they may not physically or mentally be able to go faster. They may have a reason for their actions or inactions that I can’t comprehend. Today, I got to experience this.<\/p>\n

At our annual faculty retreat, we were discussing empathy, and they asked for 6 volunteers. I, of course, volunteered not knowing what I was getting into. The only thing we were told is we would get to eat lunch first.\u00a0 First, we were told to put on goggles that made our vision impaired based on certain drugs or alcohol. (I got a pair that simulated cannabis). That threw my vision and depth perception off. Then we were told to walk to our table. I couldn’t make it without help. Once at the table, my tablemates put earplugs in my ears, gloves on my hands and taped them together. Then they taped my knees together, and my arms to my chest. Then I was told to walk to the buffet and get my food. I couldn’t walk, people were pulling me asking me to go faster (they didn’t think I couldn’t walk nor see anything beyond blurs). I couldn’t see the food to select what I wanted and nothing sounded good. I debated getting a salad because how could I eat it. I opted for a bottle of water over a can of coke because I didn’t think I could hold it. People had to keep repeating what they were saying to me, I had no idea what was going on, and they said I was almost screaming. I sounded normal because of the plugs. Everything about my 20 minutes experience\u00a0rocked me. The best experience\u00a0was feeling the touch of my tablemates, hold my arm, hugging me when taping me up, and making sure I got where I needed to. Then I was asked about my experience. Afterwards, I took my disabilities off. Most can’t ever take it off.<\/p>\n

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Becoming “disabled”. I couldn’t even put the gloves on myself.<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind,but fear your God.\u00a0I am the\u00a0Lord<\/span>.” – Leviticus 19:14<\/a><\/p>\n

“As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.<\/span>\u00a0His disciples asked him, \u201cRabbi,\u00a0who sinned,\u00a0this man\u00a0or his parents,\u00a0that he was born blind?\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cNeither this man nor his parents sinned,\u201d<\/span>\u00a0said Jesus,\u00a0\u201cbut this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.” – John 9: 1-3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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My temporary disabilities were severe. They rocked me. I understood how isolated, lonely, and dependent someone could be. I learned to be patient, kind, and understanding. But too often we are not. We curse those who have disabilities or are different. We help them to stumble. We should look at how we can help. Not in the ways we want to help but how others need the help.<\/p>\n

We all have disabilities. They may not be physical or mental, but they can be spiritual or emotional. We need to recognize those and help others in their struggles.<\/p>\n

Are you ready to look beyond the inconvenience that someone’s disabilities cause you? Are you willing to help someone in a manner they want?<\/p>\n

I am<\/p>\n

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