In Lady and The Tramp, Jock tells Lady about Trusty's failing sense of smell. Trusty believes he's a great bloodhound, able to smell everything. Yet it is shown he mistakes a little 6inch caterpiller for a 6 foot tall one.
In this day and age, people have become sensative to everything everyone says or doesn't say. While it's great to be sensative about a physical or mental imparement, people can take it too far to the point where people are afraid to say anything for fear of hurting one's feelings. Once upon a time people could speak things and jokes be made without fear of being sued or worse. Nowadays, you can't crack a joke or say something without worrying what the others may think or do. I do love how the tide has turned in terms of mental health and how things are more open, such as talking about depression or anxiety. I remember back when not too long ago you weren't "allowed" to talk about how you felt mentally and it was frowned on if you did or swept under the rug. Mothers weren't allowed to disclose they were dealing with post-partum depression or someone having depression or being bipolar or having one of the other mental disorders. If you looked "normal" and didn't have a physical deformity the world could see, you were expected to act "normal" and hide whatever ailed you. Thankfully, now one can get help if they are feeling sad or depressed. The biggest challange is asking for that help. Sometimes all it takes is for one person to ask for help or say that they are there for them to make the world a better place for the person suffering behind the scenes. Trust me I know! Asking for help is always the hardest part, but once asked for and recieved it takes a huge weight off your shoulders, even if it's just temporary.
Being sensative to others feelings or ailments can be a good thing. In the terms of Trusty, Lady knew not to bring up his failing sense of smell, which somehow caused him to find Tramp later on in the movie. Had Lady made a joke about it, the movie could have had a much diffrent turn of events with that minor-turned-major character. If someone chooses to make fun of their own ailments, that's ok, they choose to laugh rather than wallow in sorrow about their situation. If others choose to keep quiet their ailments, that's ok too, they don't want attention drawn on it. Personally, there are some things about me that I love to joke about (my clumsyness being the biggest one) yet others like the constant joint pain I deal with or my darker thoughts (I am human after all) I prefer to keep hiddenas best I can, which is not always the healthiest. Luckily I've got a great support system behind-the-scenes to bring me back up from a low point. So being sensative is a good thing too.
So until next time, mind your ps and qs but still have fun and keep cooking with character!
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