[Warren Kiefer]

Originally Posted by ijusluvit

I wish the author of this thread had not used such a harsh descriptor to describe this behavior. And it looks more a more like 'Stupid!' has become the standard TV descriptor for any less than perfect action by anyone.

Let's take a breath folks, and realize that for us, this is the 'new normal'. We recently came from places where a greater percentage of the population is more coordinated, capable and less impaired. Oh sure, there is a lot of 'stupid' outside the bubble, but less than here. Did you know that fully 40% of the TV population has a stage one or higher level of some cancer? Some of them drive on treatment and fatigue days, most with no doctors advising against it. Then there are literally thousands more afflicted with other ailments and natural impairments afflicting us as we age. Together I'm suggesting these wonderful people make up the MAJORITY of the TV population, and I am not even counting those who voluntarily impair themselves occasionally or regularly.

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Are you willing to give up driving your car and then your cart when you have some problems or close calls you realize you shouldn't have had, or probably wouldn't have had 10 years ago? Probably not, if you are like most people. We don't want to think about that and it's NORMAL that this is one of the last decisions we are willing to make.

So lets concentrate a little more on the real circumstances in which we now live. We love the beauty, enthusiasm and activity here, but the flip-side is that we are all aging and becoming more impaired at a rate we've never experienced before. It's not pretty, but if we can learn to accept it we will be a lot better off. I believe we can even be happy as we feel ourselves aging.

Let's understand this about ourselves and others and extend this understanding to others by expressing more tolerance.

Practicing tolerance can even help us. It lessens the confusion, frustration and embarrassment when we make our own mistakes.

40% of we Villagers have cancer is quite a fact, where did you get that number?? Also I agree with the orginal oposting, stupid is the perfect description.