Left Behind

Being Unseen

08/11/13

It is amazing how the hurts of childhood can affect me at the age of 59. I’m an adult. I should be over it by now. right? But when the actions of adults look like those of children perhaps it is understandable at a minimum if not justified on some level. But, the adults don’t seem to understand.

As a kid, I was left out, left behind, all the time due to my physical limitations. Left to walk home alone because I was too slow, left to sit and watch others play, left to walk the track at the rear during PE. Shouldn’t adults realize that being left behind isn’t right; that it shows a lack of compassion and concern for the one who is limited? Yes, it is true that at this age many people have physical limitations and have to adjust to them. But does the group adjust to them or do they adjust to the group? I suppose it is a bit of both. But it would be nice if once in a while, they showed that they want to actually be with me, not just have me hang around for a while.