Bonnie Brown is the
mother of Myra, a bright 15 year old who hopes to attend the University of
Cambridge when she graduates high school.
Their relationship is a close and loving one…and an unusual one. Bonnie has an intellectual disability.
Bonnie has been employed
by Wendy’s in the Philadelphia area for many years and is supported by
Community Interactions, a local agency with which I have had some contact. Their special relationship can be heard as
part of the StoryCorps program sponsored by National Public Radio.
Bonnie and Myra’s story
reminds us that love is the deciding factor in determining the ability of a
parent to care for and raise a child.
Love trumps everything. We are
not defined by how we look or how we think.
Rather, we should be defined by our willingness to exercise empathy and
compassion in our interactions with all who enter our lives. It is what Unitarian Universalism is all
about.
Mark
Bernstein
CERG
Growth Consultant and UUA Liaison to Equual
Access
