Mentally Creative

A girlfriend and I used to have arguments that I was crazier than her or she was crazier than me.  Well, I recently found out that this friend of mine who I have not been in touch for ages, just spent sometime in a mental ward.   I think that this was a hell of a way to win the argument but I will let her win this one.

She has been diagnosed with generalized anxiety, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, lapse catholic, and she is coming out of the closet. Yep, that's right,... her laundry list is longer than mine,...

Does it mean that she is any less of a person? 

In todays day and age there is such a stigma about mental illness and disease. 

I believe it all goes back to the neighborhood,...  we used to live in a neighborhood,... a community where children, parents, families, neighbors were a part of a community that looked out for each other,... Now people look out for number one, numeral uno, theirs and theirs alone,... People are selfish.  If its not about them they don't care,...

Years ago, if your neighbors child was sick, people would come together to help one another.  People would step up to take care of the other kids while the parents were in the hospital. People would organize meals for the family.  People would take care of their lawn, or yard work while they were away. 

Today, its all about me,... if its not about me,... its not worth my time,... my effort,...

If I am focused on me all the time, how can I have compassion for others,...

I am mentally creative,... I care about others in this crazy world and it doesn't make me less of a person,... I think it makes me better because I am your neighbor.