I am constantly in a state of lovesickness. I just love people so hard. It barely leaves any room for anything else. I don't think it's a bad thing, but, it's just sort of overwhelming sometimes.
I'm sure that you've all heard about the debate over whether or not to keep that woman's feeding tube in. Her parents want to keep her alive and her husband doesn't. She had a heart attack that damaged the part of her brain that allows her to swallow and talk and whatnot. I don't exactly know how I feel about it. It's been said that she can make eye contact and laugh. I say, if she wants to continue living even if things are crappy, power to her. If she doesnt, then it's cruel to keep her alive by artificial means. I don't know what she wants, so I'm not taking a stance.
We talked about this in Arnone's class today, and one of my esteemed collegues said, "Well, I mean, she had the heart attack because she was anorexic. So, I mean, it's her own fault." Translate: The little fucker deserves to die.
I jumped to say, "So, she deserves to die? I mean, it's self inflicted, but so is the problem with cutting." A cyncial smile spread across her face and she said, "Don't even get me started on cutting. Those people know that there's help for them." Images of the ECC psych ward's 4 by 8 cinder block rooms and audio recordings of the lovely people that wrench people out of bed to ask them if they're happy flashed through my mind. "Do you have any idea what the 'help' is like?" Her spectacular closing line was, "There are people around them who might be like, 'Hey...what's up?'."
In short, you are an elitist and soulless bitch. I am amused by you at times, but your complete disdain for the human race appauls and repulses me.
posted by M.Jazz @ 6:25 PM
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