A co - worker's mother just died and our leader sent a mass text to tell us to pray for her. For about ten minutes phone has been announcing "prayer sent" from most all other co-workers. I would like to text "eye's rolled" but rather sure that would not go over well.
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We have more compassion than believers when it
comes to loss of a loved one.
Wildgreens
Level 8
June 29, 2020
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Some of us do. We exist on a spectrum on many attributes.
It's possible there are a few who just went along with it, but some of us can't be that dishonest.
Theists or deists can't understand how ridiculous it sounds to a nonbeliever when anyone refers to prayer, or their god. Eye rolling is a natural response. However, I think my heart would ache for my co-worker and I'd send a personal message that was kinder and more helpful than prayer.
Athena
Level 8
June 19, 2020
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Perfect response!
Agreed!
Her mailing address was requested and shared on the IM stream. Rather sure my mother has a sympathy card in her stockpiles of greeting cards as she occasionally buys packs of assorted cards on the cheap.
Although I know the teacher who lost her mother, a great person who not convinced of the existence of a god, skeptically sips her cup of religion as apposed to most where I work and live who gorge themselves on unsubstantiated superstition, I was not aware of any health issues for the mother as this teacher is very young.
There seems to be a trend of loss (death) happening in sets of three. She is the 2nd teacher at our school to loose a parent this spring/summer. I am generally not superstitious but suspect (based on probable pandemic outcomes), there may soon be many more teachers and students loosing loved ones.
In retrospect, I think your idea of personal message may be more prudent.
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