Very emphatically, I do not intend to sound as if I am bragging. I'll
try to tone it down, and most certainly I only am speaking for myself,
without any suggestion that I'm judging others, or holding them up to
some personal standard. Most certainly I have no clue as to what you,
or any person on this list, are going through, either physically or
mentally, or emotionally. Please accept my apologies for even leaving
you with such an impression.
Carl Jarvis
On 7/4/17, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Carl,
First, some folks stop driving, not because of loss of vision, but because
of slower reflex time or the realization that their judgment is failing in
situations where quick decisions have to be made.
Second: It is true that you have a very positive outlook on life. But that
is partially due to the fact that your physical capacities are still
relatively intact. You are still able to perform most of the tasks that you
did previously, perhaps a bit slower, perhaps for shorter periods. But you
are not suffering from severe physical incapacitation. When you express
this feeling that it is all due to your positive attitude, it feels to me as
if you are saying that other people who aren't lucky enough to be in your
situation, are at fault because their attitudes aren't positive enough. I
don't think you mean to do that, but it is how I feel each time you seem to
be bragging about your positive outlook on life.
Miriam
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Dick,
You have my heartfelt respect, albeit what appears to have been a very close
call.
And I might suggest that there may be a number of uninjured people who might
owe their good health to your decision. Loss of ones freedom can be
devastating. For me, the loss of my eyesight knocked me for a loop,
initially. But the day came that I looked past the "loss" and decided that
instead of a loss, it was an open door to new opportunities.
Recently I spoke with a cousin who just turned 83. He spent about half an
hour catching me up on all his infirmities, groaning about how tough life
had become. He became so wrapped up that he did not allow me a single
moment to grumble about my own troubles. After I'd hung up I reflected on
the difference in our outlook on life. My cousin is in a holding pattern,
waiting to die. At 82, I am eager for each new day, and what excitement and
pleasures it will bring. And what new opportunities. Within this great
nation, I am controlled by the whims of the Ruling Class, but within myself,
I am a free Spirit.
Carl Jarvis
On 7/3/17, Roger Loran Bailey <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx> wrote:
I certainly continued to drive after it was unsafe. My last driving
experience was taking three hours to drive a course that should have
taken about 45 minutes. A lot of that was because I had to keep
pulling over to collect my nerves. That night I drove back home at
about three in the morning and it took a lot less time because there
was no bright sunlight and because there was less traffic. In great
emotional agony I told myself that I just could not continue driving and I
never drove again.
On 7/3/2017 12:35 PM, Carl Jarvis wrote:
Richard,
It's certainly good to know that you are still alive and kicking. It
would be a major shock if you had said that my and other list members
had converted you into a wild eyed Radical. And good for you,
knowing when to slide from behind the steering wheel before you ran
into trouble. So many of our clients continue to drive long after
their vision has made them unsafe. It's about the hardest change in
their lives, like clipping their freedom wings.
Stay in touch and stay well.
Carl Jarvis
On 7/3/17, R. E. Driscoll Sr <llocsirdsr@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Carl / Miriam:
Lost confidence in ability to drive an automobile and Albuquerque
closet family. Thus far move has been successful. Have read you
and Miriam steadily - No indicated conversion yet.
Have discovered that New Mexico, like Illinois, is in advanced state
of financial failure due to Progressive Democratic Policy. Some are
leaving.
Richard
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