[tri-med] Re: A very nice passage about special children. (Religion mentioned)

I have no idea about the politics behind this article. I copied the copyright 
info because it seemed appropriate. 

I placed a warning that religion was mentioned for those who are offended by 
any such reference. 

Because the reference to "pure love" was one of the nicest pieces I have read 
with respect to trisomy children and to me, was not a religious reference but a 
humanistic and absolute one, I considered that the benefits of the article to 
the group outweighed any potential negatives.

Somehow I doubt that the Rabbi who wrote the article about special children 
specifically did so for the intent of furthering propoganda on a political 
front. Even if that was the case, they are nicer words than I have read from 
anyone from any faction, ever. 

Sorry that you took offense. 

Barb (Annie's mom)
www.anniefarlow.com



> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:28:53 -0800
> From: abuhamzeh@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [tri-med] Re: A very nice passage about special children. (Religion 
> mentioned)
> To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> This is truly a beautiful perspective. The only distraction and bias that 
> took away from this nice message is the attached political web sites 
> promoting Jewish and Israeli propaganda. I don't see any other reason for it. 
> other than pure probaganda!!!!!!
>  
> I thought that we agreed to stay away from religin and politics and to keep 
> this web site to address our children's issues. 
>  
> Dad of Nejoud (T 18, 2 1/2 Yrs old)
> ________________________________
> From: Barbara Farlow <b_farlow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: triwings <tri-wings@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; tri med lists <tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:21:50 AM
> Subject: [tri-med] A very nice passage about special children. (Religion 
> mentioned)
> Hello,
> 
> The Jewish mother of a disabled son with a genetic condition sent this to me 
> today. I think it is a beautiful way of understanding out special children. I 
> especially appreciate the idea of "pure love". I am sure you can all relate, 
> regardless of your faith.
> 
> (IsraelNN.com) Question
> A friend gave birth to a baby with a rare condition that has rendered
> her severely handicapped. She is not
> expected to live much past her tenth birthday. I just can't understand
> why G-d does that. If life has a purpose,
> what is the purpose of such a short and sad life?
> 
> Answer
> Every birth is a gamble. A soul enters the world innocent and pure.
> But it may not stay that way. This world is
> maze of diverging pathways, both good and evil, and the choice is ours
> which way we go. Once a soul enters a
> body, it is free and therefore vulnerable to corruption. While acts of
> good elevate the soul, every act
> of evil makes
> a blemish on the soul.
> Some souls are so pure, it simply isn't worth the gamble. These souls
> are too precious to risk being compromised
> by life in a body. They are too high to come down to this world. But
> the other option, not to be sent down at all, to
> never reach this world, would mean that we would miss out on meeting
> these holy and lofty souls and hearing
> their message.
> So these souls do come down. But in order to be protected from the
> potential evils of an earthly existence, they
> are sent down into a body that will not compromise their holiness.
> They enter this world in a form that is above
> sin, above evil. From a purely physical perspective we call them
> disabled or handicapped; from the perspective of
> the soul, they are protected. They will never sin. Their sojourn in
> this world is often brief and, in terms of this
> world, may seem sad. But they have retained their purity. And
> they
> have fulfilled their mission.
> These special souls remind us that true love doesn't need a reason. We
> often love others for what they give us -
> we love our children because they are cute, smart and high achievers;
> we love our spouse for the pleasure and
> contentment they give us; we love our parents because they care for
> us. This is love, but it is not pure.
> When a child is born that will never achieve worldly success, cannot
> provide the usual source of pride for her
> parents, all extraneous reasons to love her fall away and what's left
> is the purest love that there can be. These
> children are lovable not because of what they do for you, and not
> because of what they will one day become, but
> simply because they are.
> These pure souls remind us what love should be. Only such a pure and
> holy soul can elicit such a pure and holy
> emotion. We can only stand in awe of them, and the parents and friends
> who
> care for them. And we can only
> thank them all, for giving us a glimpse of what true love really means.
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