I knew these kids throughout school, so did you Jeremy...the ones brought up in judgement, in homes of righteousness, with fathers, like Marshall is called, with cold hearts from being raised to be tough and to bully and who were told compassion is weak, hard work makes you a man. These are the people making decisions for those struggling with unregulated, criminalized substances, the ones freely supporting alcohol use and not able to make the connections, an inability to see the forest for the trees. I taught these kids, these kids with a weak sense of comprehending and covering it up with pushing ideological beliefs, where life is black and white, a world of right and wrong with no grey. These people have an unrecognized sadness, a loneliness, a misdirected vision on how to survive in this world. I am sad for them for they know not what harm they do, they can not afford to see it for this would make them vulnerable and kind and aware and they will know their role here needs to change. Perhaps someday the door will open a tiny bit and they will welcome the light, a light of hope for humanity.
I knew these kids throughout school, so did you Jeremy...the ones brought up in judgement, in homes of righteousness, with fathers, like Marshall is called, with cold hearts from being raised to be tough and to bully and who were told compassion is weak, hard work makes you a man. These are the people making decisions for those struggling with unregulated, criminalized substances, the ones freely supporting alcohol use and not able to make the connections, an inability to see the forest for the trees. I taught these kids, these kids with a weak sense of comprehending and covering it up with pushing ideological beliefs, where life is black and white, a world of right and wrong with no grey. These people have an unrecognized sadness, a loneliness, a misdirected vision on how to survive in this world. I am sad for them for they know not what harm they do, they can not afford to see it for this would make them vulnerable and kind and aware and they will know their role here needs to change. Perhaps someday the door will open a tiny bit and they will welcome the light, a light of hope for humanity.
Who is Marshall Smith? What are his medical/academic credentials to be the "father of Alberta's recovery-oriented system of care"?