Posted by fallsfall on August 6, 2003, at 21:21:04
In reply to Re: Freaking out, posted by Penny on August 6, 2003, at 8:04:27
>And I am human - so do I have intrinsic value??? I do believe others do, so it logically follows that I do too. But I'm having a hard time believing it.
>Why do we always single ourselves out as being different from others? Why can we see the good in others but not in ourselves???
>If I could answer that question, I might be rich.
>I can't answer that question. Not right now. I feel worthless and hopeless. Yet I would tell each and every one of you, and really mean it, that you are valuable human beings, full of love and hope and helping and concern for others. Just can't believe it about myself.
Penny -
It sounds like you are in great pain.
I think that you have the answer that you need. You say: "Yet I would tell each and every one of you, and really mean it, that you are valuable human beings". You don't say that you would tell Dinah this, but not Fallsfall. You would tell EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US. You really don't know which of us are wonderful people because you just don't know us well enough. But you would tell EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US that we are valuable human beings. You don't evaluate us before telling us this - you know it is true in every case.
So, if this is true in every case then why wouldn't it be true for you? What makes you so different from the rest of us? Sure, you are uniquely you, but so am I, and so is Dinah etc. We are all unique, that doesn't keep us from falling under your EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US umbrella. The way that you worded this, and the way that you mean this, being a valuable human being applies to EVERY person. Even you. You are not so different from the rest of us. You are still a person, just like us.
The reason you should live is that you are a valuable human being.
Now you need to figure out how to make your life bearable. Instead of thinking about how you will kill yourself, you need to think how you will live.
(((((PENNY)))))
(((((PENNY)))))
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