Understanding people

[Aruna Hewapathirane]

Dear David,

Lets start over shall we ? A warm welcome to you friend from the Canadian
Linux community :-)

If it makes you feel any better "I" am living with a long term disability,
my immune system has been compromised. You being the person you are am sure
you can draw your own conclusions. It is not infectious but there is huge
stigma attached to the ailment my friend. The point am trying to make is
the doctors gave me two weeks to live this was way back in 1998 and this is
fourteen years on am not dead and buried am alive, health is stable and am
contributing to society as best I can.

Life can at times be a struggle and difficult especially when you are
rejected by society and the stigma but this is due to lack of proper
knowledge and awareness. Ignorance and pre-conceived mind-sets of people
can be difficult to change. Behaviour change can be effected with the
dissemination of correct information, rasing of levels of awareness and
most important by breaking the silence and getting folks to have a dialogue.

I live in Toronto and if you are not too far away I am willing to come and
literally hold your hand and walk you through until you are sufficiently
comfortable with Ubuntu to go it alone. If you require support and it is
within my limited skill-sets you are most welcome to call me 647-709-9269
or if you prefer email you can reach me through aruna.hewapathirane@
gmail.com. You have my solemn promise and my word I will help you.

However, that being said I do not feel this list is the most appropriate
place for you to initiate a discussion on mental health. There are many
forums out there and agencies I volunteer with I can make the linkages if
you are interested and feel this may be beneficial to you.

As Darcy just said as long as it is a computer problem or an issue with
Ubuntu am sure I speak for us all we are all here and willing to help you.

Have faith David, all mankind is not evil. There are some very unique
altruistic people around :-)

To everyone else on the list please respect what I have shared with you all
about my status of health, I did so because I trust this group. And no you
can't get it through email :-) I would very much appreciate it if everyone
else develops a bout of sudden acute amnesia and this never happened ?
Thank you .

Aruna




On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Doug Stewart <doug.dastew at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 11:20 AM, David M. Pelly <david.pelly at hotmail.ca>wrote:
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>>  Dear Gord, Colin and Aruna , and to whom ever else it may concern,
>>
>> The thread that I initiated has  spurred and  stimulated necessary and
>> beneficial responses, to expose and bring to light the better standards of
>> the people in the group.
>>
>> Any group is only as good as the sum of it's members.
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>>  I thank you all for speaking up, and making yourself known.
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>> <snip>
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>> In hope I have enlightened some people on this list.
>>
>> If anyone wants any more information on this subject,  you can contact me
>> back channel.
>>
>> Because at least 30% of society has some form of mental illness or mental
>> problems.
>>
>> Probably closer to 50%.
>>
>> I have never met a person who, I thought could not use some form of mind
>> improvement.
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>> It is all a matter of degree.
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>> Mental illness by any other name,  is still mental illness.
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>> And there are  almost as many types of mental illness as there are people.
>>
>> The best science can do is categorize them.
>>
>>
>> And I am sure there is a cure for every type.
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>> But this field is still in it's infancy.
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>>
>> Have a great day,
>>
>> David
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>
> I have read what you said, and would like to say that I am sure that we
> can help you with your computer questions.
>
> Doug
>
>
> DAS
>
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