tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post113293871336628662..comments2024-01-26T10:20:37.836+00:00Comments on Diary of a Goldfish: Guilty as chargedThe Goldfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213378454070776331noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1133165604018734822005-11-28T08:13:00.000+00:002005-11-28T08:13:00.000+00:00You were irritated. I was bloody livid. Radio 5 Li...You were irritated. I was bloody livid. Radio 5 Live reported that he had valiently fought his alcoholism. Bollocks he did. Drinking, after you have been offered a another chance with a liver transplant which loads of other people (who I might add did not cause their condition by drinking a bottle of vodka for breakfast)do not get is not fighting valiently.That is a choice. He liked drinking. I didn't wish him dead but I despair of all this media frenzy eulogising about him. If he had been a person living on the street they would have said he had it coming. <BR/><BR/>Rant over.marmiteboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727386811098683743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1133098731555602152005-11-27T13:38:00.000+00:002005-11-27T13:38:00.000+00:00Thanks guys - most appreciated. :-)See, I was very...Thanks guys - most appreciated. :-)<BR/><BR/>See, <I>I</I> was very irritated at the fuss over George Best, but then I felt very guilty about my irritation!<BR/><BR/>I suppose there is a time for analysing this stuff and a time to leave it alone, and given that I have so little power over the situation - all situations - just now, I am probably better off leaving it alone.The Goldfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213378454070776331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1133047032213489282005-11-26T23:17:00.000+00:002005-11-26T23:17:00.000+00:00Oh, I used to feel guilty when it came to the issu...Oh, I used to feel guilty when it came to the issue of not getting into work, relying on parents, still living with them and, claiming off the state. I used to voice this guilt over this as well as, it didn't seem right to me.<BR/><BR/>I've learnt that being in the position I'm still, I shouldn't feel guilty as, my situation isn't as simple as it may appear to many. Especially when it comes to my upbringing in relation to how my family see, special schooling environment etc.<BR/><BR/>No, you don't have anything to be guitly about even though I understand totally why you feel that way.<BR/>Feel even less guilty about writing about what makes you feel this way in your blog. I'm sure your experiencing how sharing this is getting a mighty weight off your chest. I'm sure it's writing about this is giving you some needed relief as, guilt can knock us sideways.<BR/><BR/>Hmmmm... I wish I could say that when it comes to making up for what you're getting from others, you'll have all the opportunity to put back come the next life, if it doesn't happen in this one. However, you'd need to be a believer in reincarnation to accept that view point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1133001380300068402005-11-26T10:36:00.000+00:002005-11-26T10:36:00.000+00:00I would like to second everything Marmite has said...I would like to second everything Marmite has said (especially about George Best! I could lose my lunch!). Seriously, Goldfish, you are falling into the Home Cinemas. Take my advice: it's best not to. Guilt itself can be a form of self-indulgence (see, now you've got something else to lash yourself over).<BR/><BR/>A. You owe the world, far less the State, nothing, OK? Remember the lilies of the field?<BR/>B. By simply being yourself you bring happiness to others, obviously AJ or he wouldn't be with you, but also to your friends in cyberspace and in the flesh. Otherwise <I>we</I> wouldn't be around either. Belive me, there are not loads of people out here saying "Oh, it's my tiresome duty to put up with that Goldfish again", quite the reverse. And that is no small attribute in this old world. Moreover, you have not wasted that considerable intelligence of yours but have read widely and deeply and educated yourself: was that a waste of time?<BR/>C. Do not kid yourself that other crips feel no guilt nor shortcomings. People might put on the front of seeming quite happy with themselves and their lot and of having come to terms with disablement, but I'll let you into a little secret: that's mostly a facade. If you ever meet someone who is genuinely happy about that situation, introduce me and I'll strangle them with my bare hands. If there's one thing I can't stand it's a little ray of sunshine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1132971654631849912005-11-26T02:20:00.000+00:002005-11-26T02:20:00.000+00:00Just an opinion:I find worrying over things that c...Just an opinion:<BR/><BR/>I find worrying over things that cannot change just adds to the types of feelings you describe...<BR/><BR/>Your book is a useful endeavor on many levels. Plenty of ables write books...perhaps view your income as deserved payment for your creativity :)<BR/><BR/>And don't feel guilt over the aspects of your life that you see as good fortune...enjoy them!<BR/><BR/>back over to my side of the pond...imfunnytoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12942406430628029505noreply@blogger.com