Moment of Wow.
Apr. 17th, 2008 02:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
saffronhareIt's a well-known fact that I'm Not Nice. In particular, I have a hard time around vulnerable people. I also tend to feel impatient and awkward around people who are impaired or disabled, which is very embarrassing to admit. It is a thing I struggle with, but I think I'll probably end up hanging for more interesting things when it's all over. Anyway...back to the story.
When boss-lady invited us to populate her table at a luncheon event thingie honoring/benefiting an organization that works with people with disabilities (I'm certain I got the lingo wrong), I agreed but figured I would be intensely uncomfortable. And I *was* uncomfortable, but only because the room was chilly as hell frozen over. Everything else about the event was wonderful.
See, the keynote speaker was Richard Pimentel, one of the folks instrumental in the movement that walked the Americans with Disabilities Act through our collective consciousnesses. He was amazing.
He said something about fate being patient, but not kind. Fate will drag you, kicking and screaming, right to where you're supposed to be. It's one of those observations that I don't think is absolutely true, but there's enough Truth in it to be worth remembering.
There's a major studio movie out on DVD, sort of mythologizing his experience -- Music Within -- starring Ron Livingston (of Office Space fame). I think I'm going to look for it soon. Whether I end up finding it or not, I don't think I'm ever going to forget this afternoon.
When boss-lady invited us to populate her table at a luncheon event thingie honoring/benefiting an organization that works with people with disabilities (I'm certain I got the lingo wrong), I agreed but figured I would be intensely uncomfortable. And I *was* uncomfortable, but only because the room was chilly as hell frozen over. Everything else about the event was wonderful.
See, the keynote speaker was Richard Pimentel, one of the folks instrumental in the movement that walked the Americans with Disabilities Act through our collective consciousnesses. He was amazing.
He said something about fate being patient, but not kind. Fate will drag you, kicking and screaming, right to where you're supposed to be. It's one of those observations that I don't think is absolutely true, but there's enough Truth in it to be worth remembering.
There's a major studio movie out on DVD, sort of mythologizing his experience -- Music Within -- starring Ron Livingston (of Office Space fame). I think I'm going to look for it soon. Whether I end up finding it or not, I don't think I'm ever going to forget this afternoon.
