When people say that "everyone is special," does that mean no one is special? Why or why not?

by L1 Posted 2012/08/18 21:55:31

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This question has always bugged me....
everyone is special

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beach bum 2012/08/24 06:42:16

I think....

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we are all special in our own way
you can do something i cannot and i can do something that you can't
but together, we can teach each other and learn
so yes, everyone is special

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L1 to beach bum 2012/08/24 16:54:00

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Hmmmm. I don't know. I find that too generic and over-simplifying when it was told to me. All I know is we all have our own fingerprints and DNA.

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beach bum to L1 2012/08/26 21:43:26

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true....but as to teamwork and working on projects with others could be entertaining

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L1 to beach bum 2012/08/27 04:10:39

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They already are, and in more ways than one. =D

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beach bum to L1 2012/08/29 11:35:01

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um friday night when everyone is festive?

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L1 to beach bum 2012/08/29 11:36:12

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Could be. I can't. I have to work that night.

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beach bum to L1 2012/08/29 11:37:52

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night owl....been there and done that

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L1 to beach bum 2012/08/29 11:38:48

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It keeps me at bedside; I can't take a chance with a fourth back injury.

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beach bum to L1 2012/08/29 11:39:53

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wow.....that is quite a few too many

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L1 to beach bum 2012/08/29 11:41:10

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All at work too. I just can't afford another one by going back to my old shift which was second shift.

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beach bum to L1 2012/08/29 11:42:03

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maybe you are working way too much or are stressed out
mf is hard work

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L1 to beach bum 2012/08/29 11:44:24 (edited)

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No, it was the physical part of it. I get people up and moving and I'm short and petite. I have had a 400lb patient fall top of me and I couldn't move and it took more than a hour to get her off and that was while working.

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beach bum to L1 2012/08/29 11:47:37

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wow....that is scary

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L1 to beach bum 2012/08/29 11:48:46

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It happened. Nursing is also a very physical job, and back injuries are just too common, unfortunatley.

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beach bum to L1 2012/08/29 11:51:00

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too bad you could not move out of the way

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L1 to beach bum 2012/08/29 11:53:13

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I was helping her to bedside commode, and flop. It happened too fast.

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beach bum to L1 2012/08/29 11:58:22

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that is a bummer

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L1 to beach bum 2012/08/29 11:59:16

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Oh well. No one said every day be a good day...

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beach bum to L1 2012/08/29 12:00:03

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true

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Anonymouse BN-0 ~bibbityboo~ 2012/08/19 19:13:16

It is...

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Everyone's special in some way, but no one's special in every way. So everyone's special in different ways, everyone's life has meaning, and people are more special than everything else...

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L1 to Anonymo... 2012/08/19 20:48:14

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I like to think so, but I'm not so sure. When I was growing up, I heard this a lot but without any real explanation.

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Anonymo... to L1 2012/08/19 20:57:14

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They're saying you're equal to everyone else in a way a child would understand it.

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L1 to Anonymo... 2012/08/19 20:59:09

I doubt it. My parents did not like to really discuss things so they gave generic answers to me, and neither did the teachers. Other than DNA and fingerprints, they never did answer that question.
A conundrum alright.

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Lili13 2012/08/18 23:04:53

I think....

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Everyone is special meaning everyone is special in their own way and in their own uniqueness

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L1 to Lili13 2012/08/19 03:48:16

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Kinda like DNA, but I hate the way it's been over-used when adults don't explain things well to kids. I heard it a lot as a kid...

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Lili13 to L1 2012/08/19 11:08:10

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Yeah true say

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JMCC 2012/08/18 22:08:46

I think....

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It is more about uniqueness...

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L1 to JMCC 2012/08/18 22:10:06

I suppose, but the broad generalization by that statement I heard a lot when growing up makes me quite the opposite, other than my fingerprints....

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JMCC to L1 2012/08/18 22:15:57

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I am certain that is not really the case, everybody is unique and different.

At university there were a pair of super identical twins (largely because they were albino) and it was impossible to tell them apart physically. They both took the same course, yet their behaviours were completely different - one got a first, the other a third.

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