A girl's response to comments about Timothy Treadwell's death
Posted by: jersey girl at October 19, 2005 06:22 PM (NRDC Blog)
"I have not seen the movie but, it is disturbing to me to see all the JUDGEMENTS made about this person's life without even knowing him. How can you mock someones passion (preservation is a great passion) when you have not even walked 1 mile in their shoes. Get off the couch and be passionate about something and if you are lucky, die doing so and not by withering away wishing you had! Do not judge so coldly and harshly on someone who lost his life and his girlfriend who lost her life (I am sure she was not tied up and dragged there against her will) Fool is a very strong word!"
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I felt the same as she writes when I was reading other people's opinions on the blogs. I know I do it myself--judging people--but I think we all need to try not to and keep an open mind, especially not without finding out more about the person. A lot of people wrote Timothy Treadwell was obviously insane and/or had serious mental problems because he tried to live near and bond with grizzly bears. Granted most people don't want to or even conceive of the idea; that still shouldn't label this man insane.
"I have not seen the movie but, it is disturbing to me to see all the JUDGEMENTS made about this person's life without even knowing him. How can you mock someones passion (preservation is a great passion) when you have not even walked 1 mile in their shoes. Get off the couch and be passionate about something and if you are lucky, die doing so and not by withering away wishing you had! Do not judge so coldly and harshly on someone who lost his life and his girlfriend who lost her life (I am sure she was not tied up and dragged there against her will) Fool is a very strong word!"
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I felt the same as she writes when I was reading other people's opinions on the blogs. I know I do it myself--judging people--but I think we all need to try not to and keep an open mind, especially not without finding out more about the person. A lot of people wrote Timothy Treadwell was obviously insane and/or had serious mental problems because he tried to live near and bond with grizzly bears. Granted most people don't want to or even conceive of the idea; that still shouldn't label this man insane.