On 10/15/2020 9:20 AM, Felmon Davis wrote:
On Thu, 15 Oct 2020, gru...@mailfence.com wrote:
Reading this thread reinforces just how old I am
The whole world seems to be wearing their feelings on the sleeve
I doubt it's age-related; many feel under threat for various reasons
though maybe we don't always pick apt targets or choose apt remedies.
Perhaps or perhaps not. Certainly it has become popular to consider
emotions and unsupported opinions to be important. This thread would
seem to be evidence of that.
A couple of decades ago I had to have spinal surgery to try to
eliminate paralysis and possibly even save my life. My personal
physician was recommending several surgeons. At the top of her list was
a surgeon of high qualifications. She said, "He does not always have
the best bedside manner." What the @#%$ would I care what his bedside
manner was? I did not want him to be my best friend. I wanted him to
take a very sharp knife and cut deep into my throat without killing me.
How he made me feel was completely irrelevant. What he thought of me as
a person was completely irrelevant.
