I am just finishing a book, and it follows POW's in WWII and it is amazing the ramifications of having had their basic sense of worth and dignity diminished for so long. Inflicting humiliation and degradation has always been the most powerful factor in breaking people down.
It makes me look differently at all the people in the scriptures who suffered so much for so long. It wasn't only the physical sufferings, but the mental and emotional toll.
I would like to be more like that. Shaken less easily by others, more sure of who I am. The odd thing is, I thought I was.
BTW- Kattie wedding pics to come soon! (And only 3 months late!!)
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It IS scary when you start feeling that way! Just remember, it is usually someone else being weird or having a bad day that is changing how THEY are and that in turn is making you feel weird.
I realize more and more how much I am affected by other people and I HATE it! Even things I believe or feel strongly about, I get all embarrassed around people that have other beliefs. It has been a major goal of mine the last few months to stand up for myself and my family time etc. and not be easily swayed. It is hard!
That book sounds really interesting! I just read on yahoo this morning at Jessica Lynch, who was a famous POW about 9 years ago, is graduating from West Virginia University- Parkersburg this Friday! Weird, hu? West Virginia is in the news for something besides coal and poverty!
i know just what you mean. what is the book called btw?
Yes, I'd like to know the name of the book also. Sounds very absorbing and educational.
Believe me, Melinda, as you get older your skin gets thicker (and so does your waistline!), and unexpected criticism doesn't shake your confidence as much as seeing bad photos of yourself. Yikes!
Seriously, though...Feeling like someone is close to you and thinks a lot like you do makes that more difficult, as you say. I'm not sure I could shake that off so easily.
It helps me to think of them having a brain tumor that's affecting them, because it is symbolic of them being affected by something that has nothing to do with you.
Really, that's helpful in a number of situations along that line.
Hope you;'re feeling better now (since this comment is so late - I didn't see these last posts until now!
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