Quote Originally Posted by tulip View Post
Oak,
Not that you will read this because you put it on ignore, but please don't assume you know what I think of this simply by the posts or non-posts on this thread. People are doing their best to get by. Some people are speaking out. Some people are just putting their heads down and forging ahead as best they can. Some people don't have anything to worry about. There is room in the world for all those people; they have value no matter what where they stand on this, or any other, issue.

Pam can speak for herself; I found her observations from the ground to be very interesting. I did not feel the need to comment on it one way or the other, though.

Personally, I spent the day with a dying friend. I will see her one more time over the weekend, and then never again since I will have to travel for the next few weeks and she won't be here when I get back. My concerns are a bit closer to home at the moment; I would even venture to say more important in my world. We all contribute in our own way; we do not have to do it your way in order to have value as a person. So what if I don't particularly give a hoot about these protests; it does not mean I don't care about the issues (not that it should matter). I just go about it in a different way than you or the protesters do, apparently.

I can't speak for anyone else on the forums, but I felt moved to respond to your post. Ignoring the thread is a good idea if it doesn't say what you want it to say. I do that all the time.
Lovely, Tulip. Truly. Thank you. And I am sorry about your friend.