Rescued One
...yet not I, but the grace of God that is with me
- Dec 12, 2002
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Yes, it has indeed provided some special challenges. Emotional turmoil, mistreatment everywhere I go, constant social rejection, and the fact that I'm a walking stigma to a world that hypocritically demands perfection.
It has granted me the sobering realization that this world is not worth it. After studying Bible Prophecy for 11 years, I came to the conclusion that the Bible is truly legit and I'll have my happy ending with God. This world has rejected me so I'm putting my trust in Him.
Never heard of the show but yes, it can be rather frustrating that people think they know what I'm going through, but I don't really mentally play by the rules. I'm confident that God understands the way my mind works and won't hold very much against me.
I used to work at thrift store ran by older women. They didn't like me very much. They would say mean things about me behind my back, say my autism is an excuse and threaten to fire me, and try to segregate me from the other workers and make me do solitary jobs. One manager even bullied me with yelling, swearing, humiliation and threats to the point where an investigation was done.
While this treatment is not acceptable, I can understand why they are so uncomfortable with me. Back in their day, I would have been completely segregated from society so they never had to deal with a person like me.
In the end, God will sort everything out.
Back in the sixties I was talking to a young man who was very intelligent, but he talked over everyone's head (usually about physics). I don't understand physics, but instead of brushing him off I listened. Others asked me if he was my brother. They always ignored him. People knew next to nothing about autism then. I didn't, but I don't ignore people who are being ignored. In the seventies I provided childcare for an autistic toddler. I was a little sad when his parents moved away. They didn't know he was autistic.
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