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Internet connected written by Jude |
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As we all gathered one day, as we always
do, I sat reflecting what I really saw before me. I saw people, persons from all over the world sharing their lives together as if we were all gathered in my living room. We were laughing, picking and joking with each other as if we were family, it was like all our disabilities were gone or at least forgotten for the moment. I sat looking at the list of names in the chat room and thinking about each one, where they were from and what their disability was. I realized that it didn't matter, that on the Internet we could escape temporarily from our frustrating lives. As time went on that day and after many laughs an old visitor and friend came in the chat room upset over the day she was having. She began to tell the others of her dismay and I watched the same people who were laughing and joking moments earlier offer support and understanding. It was an awesome sight, to see people from all over the world come together and help a friend in need. After a few moments I saw the people return to laughter and the moment that seemed like such a crisis disappeared as I watched this friend join in the company of others as if her troubles that day vanished in thin air. When I started this chat room out of Frustration and thoughts that nobody understood what my day as a disabled person was like. I soon had people from all over the world coming together to show me I wasn't alone and heard my same cries and feelings echoing back at me. Well the name of this Chat Room sure stands True...Friends-w-Disability. |
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