OUT THERE Magazine

Which means…
I have a mental illness, even so nobody would guess it now. Is it possible that we still can be friends and will still like each other…? Would you still be a true ally next time around and join me by my side…?

Did I through my behaviour, remove myself from all of you…? Or are the laws of Nature teaching you, that I have to get rejected now…?

So who is to blame…
Believe me, nobody shall be blamed about anything, we want even blame ignorance, because we all just don’t know better!

Let’s accept it as the Will of God and let’s ask for HIS guidance for forgiveness, and please let’s give Thanks for HIS source of eternal LOVE.

"You" the outsider…
Please let me clarify some facts, because nobody knows what is going on when I get into my "mode" and the display when my mind is taking over. It is for all of us a very alarming feeling, when the society pushes you away, since the friends around you perceive this as a situation too difficult or too time consuming to deal with.

I hope the public is understanding the need to face the facts that there are lessons to be learned for both sides, that will improve the understanding for both sides you the onlookers and we the patients. There are definitely many issues that our society should become aware of, because when our behaviour changes, the people around us start pushing the panic button and usually they don’t see any other solution, then to "pass the buck to our almighty government," which means to them call: 9-1-1.

You have to understand, that when "our" minds "go off", our behaviour vis a vis yours seems irrational. (This is what "you" think, but who triggered it, "you"..or.."me"..?) For example: an argument…How could it be that it’s "only I" who triggered it, doesn’t always take a duo to: fight a duel, start a war, or even to make a baby? I very well know, that we are living today in a, me..me..me.. world, but please tell me, who is wrong and who is right..? To me,…me,…me, we all should approach life more like a man and woman having sex, so please tell me, between the two of them, who is wrong and who is right? Simply both of them, as long as they both agreed to it!

These excerpts written by Rudy Scherz were originally published in the OWL of HOPE newsletter, Issue no.1, published by the Margaritas Foundation (owlofhope@yahoo.com):