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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580
Totally avoided the question. Nice side step.
But, back to my question. Mark has a "condition" that he can't control. He acts out in certain ways that bring him unwanted attention. He is (we assume) aware that the stimuli of the sights and sounds at the music venues trigger his actions that elicit the looks and comments that make him unhappy. Knowing all this, one wonders why he continues to choose to expose himself to stimuli that will trigger his episodes and, ultimately, make him unhappy? Is it like a drug that gives you a temporary high that you know is ultimately let you down? I know that after my third trip to emergency one hockey season, the doctor suggested I might want to quit hockey and take up a less painful game, like checkers. When I said, "or chess",she remarked that after three trips to emergency it was obvious I wasn't smart enough for chess.
So, why the need to go to a place where he doesn't want the looks or comments?
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Have you seen the complete joy that fills him? His whole self responds to the stimuli. He obviously gets something out of it. He’s smarter than all of us because he has had a lifetime of dealing with people who judge and stare, yet somehow he has learned to still get out and enjoy the square fully. He is the one who should be on here complaining about all the rude people, but there he stands conducting, dancing and being.