Comments on: To Full Equality http://terrymarotta.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/tp-full-equality/ Because All Traffic Moves in Just One Direction Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:15:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Evelyn Arndt http://terrymarotta.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/tp-full-equality/#comment-516 Evelyn Arndt Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:17:36 +0000 http://terrymarotta.wordpress.com/?p=362#comment-516 This was the beautiful column that introduced you to me, several years ago. It moved me to tears then and it still does. This was the beautiful column that introduced you to me, several years ago. It moved me to tears then and it still does.

]]> By: Andrea Martin http://terrymarotta.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/tp-full-equality/#comment-483 Andrea Martin Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:13:49 +0000 http://terrymarotta.wordpress.com/?p=362#comment-483 T--The light is sometimes hard won. My lesson was taught to me by a dying sibling-- acceptance came when he courageously stood before a mostly hostile parish and tried to educate them about AIDS. I saw the faces, heard the whispers, the hard words sometimes spoken to me but I held his trembling hand facing the angry people with him as he answered their questions. I wondered how would I feel if I was shunned because of prejudice and fear (fear that I had to overcome so that I could hold his shaking body, begging him to bring down his rolled back eyes and to look at mine to let me know that he understood I was there.)He was a baby I took care of when I was only 11. The effort it took for him to look at me was incredible but when he died 12 hours later, I was at peace as was he. Those who cling to their prejudice also still cling to anger and feel no peace fourteen years after his passing. I was lucky to find acceptance in time for us both to have a chance to experience some happy times together. The picnic I wrote about in one of your earlier blogs describes one of those happy times. We have to look at those who are "different" with the recognition that we are all humans, unique because God made us that way --imagine how bored we would be if we were all exactly alike! Very nicely written tribute to your daughter and her partner. Andrea T–The light is sometimes hard won. My lesson was taught to me by a dying sibling– acceptance came when he courageously stood before a mostly hostile parish and tried to educate them about AIDS. I saw the faces, heard the whispers, the hard words sometimes spoken to me but I held his trembling hand facing the angry people with him as he answered their questions. I wondered how would I feel if I was shunned because of prejudice and fear (fear that I had to overcome so that I could hold his shaking body, begging him to bring down his rolled back eyes and to look at mine to let me know that he understood I was there.)He was a baby I took care of when I was only 11. The effort it took for him to look at me was incredible but when he died 12 hours later, I was at peace as was he. Those who cling to their prejudice also still cling to anger and feel no peace fourteen years after his passing. I was lucky to find acceptance in time for us both to have a chance to experience some happy times together. The picnic I wrote about in one of your earlier blogs describes one of those happy times.

We have to look at those who are “different” with the recognition that we are all humans, unique because God made us that way –imagine how bored we would be if we were all exactly alike!

Very nicely written tribute to your daughter and her partner.

Andrea

]]> By: Dan LeBlanc http://terrymarotta.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/tp-full-equality/#comment-482 Dan LeBlanc Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:07:09 +0000 http://terrymarotta.wordpress.com/?p=362#comment-482 T - leave it to you to write such a touching and heart felt blog. As you know I'm with you all the way on this. Your light in the darkness travels many miles and will illuminate many souls. T – leave it to you to write such a touching and heart felt blog. As you know I’m with you all the way on this. Your light in the darkness travels many miles and will illuminate many souls.

]]> By: Lisa Bohner http://terrymarotta.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/tp-full-equality/#comment-481 Lisa Bohner Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:22:35 +0000 http://terrymarotta.wordpress.com/?p=362#comment-481 Bravo! So tender and beautifully written. I keep telling my children that we need a whole lot more love in this world. Acceptance would be nice too...and long overdue. Thank you Terry. Bravo! So tender and beautifully written. I keep telling my children that we need a whole lot more love in this world. Acceptance would be nice too…and long overdue. Thank you Terry.

]]> By: Cendrine Marrouat http://terrymarotta.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/tp-full-equality/#comment-475 Cendrine Marrouat Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:31:06 +0000 http://terrymarotta.wordpress.com/?p=362#comment-475 A wonderful Independence Day story. I wish all people were like that. The world would be a much better place, then. ;-) A wonderful Independence Day story. I wish all people were like that. The world would be a much better place, then. ;-)

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