HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-04-23, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1986.
From the Minister's Study
Dealing with the hard times
BY PASTORDOUGZEHR
BRUSSELS MENNONITE
FELLOWSHIP
We do not have to look very far
today to see men and women and
young people who have lost their
sense of self-esteem and personal
worth. The signs and statistics of
alienation used to be far away in the
concrete jungles of the big cities.
They were rarely found or experi-
enced in the serene countryside of
the rural community. It was far
enough away at least, or so
occasional, that we could hide our
heads and say it does not affect me
and so it does not matter.
A daily newspaper some time
ago cited the plight of the
unemployed during the past few
years. When the unemployment
rate goes up one per cent the
attempted suicides rise by five per
cent, the admissions to mental
institutions rise six per cent, child
and spouse abuse increase by three
to five per cent and crime increases
by four to six per cent.
The unemployed feel lonely and
misunderstood. They feel alienat-
ed because in our society our sense
of worth is tied very closely to our
work. Without a job, unable to
contribute, individuals lose their
self esteem and sense of value.
But we know that it is not just the
unemployed. Others, too, have
some of those same feelings of
worthlessness and poor self-
esteem. I would venture that we all
experience those feelings at some-
time or another, if not regularly.
The chronic symptoms of de-
pression, constant anxiety, and
exhaustion usually come upon us
gradually. Rarely does it happen
overnight. Individuals who are
emotional powder kegs, a bundle
of nerves or seem to have
smoldering fuses, all suffer from a
progressive disorder. We seldom
'blowup' just outof the blue. There
is a history behind the moment of
outrage that is evident in a temper
tantrum, abusive assault or self-
destruction. Deadlines, criticism
and minor irritations are usually
built one upon the other until the
individual threads of annoyance
become a cord of emotional
strangulation. It is a chronic
condition.
Will we stick our heads in the
sand? Will we sit idly by and wait
for the next explosion? Is the only
thing we can do is to try to pick up
the shattered pieces? A mess of
questions, yes, and the answers
are not easy. How many messed up
lives will it take before we get angry
enough with the waste of all that
human potential and do some-
thing?
Perhaps you have heard of the
twin boys raised by an alcoholic
father. Years later a psychologist
studying the effect of alcoholic
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