*** Quoting Ryan Bagueros from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***
CS> Which may be true, but is no reason to not *try*.
CS> I did not complete my degree, but I am proud of how far I got. I am 
CS> now senior  enlisted, having worked my way up.  I was 24 when I 
CS> joined.  I worked hard, did
RB> Yes, but isn't it ignorant to *try* in the face of ridiculous odds, an
It's ignorant to consider the odds insurmountable.
When I was 5, an accident placed me in a wheelchair.  When I was 8, I walked 
free of it forever.  I wasnt ignorant.  When I was 9, I was temporarily 
blinded for 6 months.  I did not know if it would end, nor did the Doctors, 
but I went to school and learned to listen well.  When my sight came back 
fully, I was not behind.  I was not ignorant because I used what I had, to 
the best I could.  Had I stayed blind, I would have done rather well I think.
Convincing yourself to *try* is 90% of the battle.  Been there, know the 
story. Yes, sometimes you get knocked down, but you get back up again and 
sallay forth yet one more time until you DO get what you want.
RB> still struggling to get by? Wouldn't it be better to *try* and find so
RB> where everyone could partake in - at the very least - shelter, clothin
RB> food? I don't mean communism or socialism or anything like that. I mea
RB> not-capitalism. 
Whats wrong with capitalism?  It means those who try and get back up again 
after being knocked down, have a chance to get someplace.  Any other system, 
has the ones who work hard for what they want, paying for those who arent 
even trying.
                                       xxcarol
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