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Mercury · 12-06-2001, 02:23 AM

The holiday season is upon us. Cash registers ring, wallets empty, credit card balances grow. Hints are given, lists are written, Decorations warmly glow.

Retail stores are abuzz with activity. Themed music echos down the isles. Playstations fly of the shelves, Brand name Clothing taken off the racks, rings and other jewelry are bought with expectations of making others happy.

What I want to give cannot be bought, cannot be sold, cannot be touched, but unfortunatley cannot be provided.

For Christmas, I want to give a blind man sight, a sick person health, a homeless person shelter. I would like to be able to give mentally impaired persons the experiences I have had the fortune experiencing.

If I could give only one thing for Christmas, it would be a gift to my older sister. When she turned 21 several years ago, she studied so hard that Drivers Ed book, she searched and found a car she liked, a mid 80's Mustang 4 cyl. She talked about bieng able to drive. I have never seen my older sister so excited.

It broke my heart, and deeply upset me to find out that her hopes had been dashed, and her passion extinguished. She strieved in vain. She took the written test and passed with flying colors (It took me 3 times), but she was denied the right to drive because of something beyond her control.

My older sister is physically handicapped. A difficult situation at birth left her Twin dead, and her slighty impaired. Her legs were bowed, and required several major operations. Her sense of balance was affected when the amblical cord cut off her oxygen.

I'm not sure what it would be called, the gift I want to give her. If it could be given a name, I question if it would be Politically correct. I would give her my ablitity to drive, my ablility to run, my ability to walk, my confidence. I would give it to her. So she could enjoy all that I have enjoyed, do all that I have done. I wish I could give her the "Normalness" She so desires.

Before my Thread gets to long, and off the subject, I will end it.

Mercury Signing out.

12-06-2001, 02:23 AM	#1
Mercury The Redneck James Bond Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Fayetteville NC Posts: 1,707	The Gift I cannot give. The holiday season is upon us. Cash registers ring, wallets empty, credit card balances grow. Hints are given, lists are written, Decorations warmly glow. Retail stores are abuzz with activity. Themed music echos down the isles. Playstations fly of the shelves, Brand name Clothing taken off the racks, rings and other jewelry are bought with expectations of making others happy. What I want to give cannot be bought, cannot be sold, cannot be touched, but unfortunatley cannot be provided. For Christmas, I want to give a blind man sight, a sick person health, a homeless person shelter. I would like to be able to give mentally impaired persons the experiences I have had the fortune experiencing. If I could give only one thing for Christmas, it would be a gift to my older sister. When she turned 21 several years ago, she studied so hard that Drivers Ed book, she searched and found a car she liked, a mid 80's Mustang 4 cyl. She talked about bieng able to drive. I have never seen my older sister so excited. It broke my heart, and deeply upset me to find out that her hopes had been dashed, and her passion extinguished. She strieved in vain. She took the written test and passed with flying colors (It took me 3 times), but she was denied the right to drive because of something beyond her control. My older sister is physically handicapped. A difficult situation at birth left her Twin dead, and her slighty impaired. Her legs were bowed, and required several major operations. Her sense of balance was affected when the amblical cord cut off her oxygen. I'm not sure what it would be called, the gift I want to give her. If it could be given a name, I question if it would be Politically correct. I would give her my ablitity to drive, my ablility to run, my ability to walk, my confidence. I would give it to her. So she could enjoy all that I have enjoyed, do all that I have done. I wish I could give her the "Normalness" She so desires. Before my Thread gets to long, and off the subject, I will end it. Mercury Signing out.