We #SurvivingVictims are Insulted when #NonVictims Call Themselves "Survivors" @VSS_CARES #Victim #Victimize #Victims #Victimizing #Victimology #Victimless
At the beginning of each meeting of Brain-Injury Survivors Support Group, we 'introduce ourselves'; and most of us are sure to make it very clear in our introduction that we are "survivors." Because we are—we 'live-on after the trauma,' and I suppose that's good ... not-'dwelling in' our victimhood.
But then we see on the news all these stories about 'survivors' of "shootings" & "traumas that happened to other people"—not that I don't sympathize (as things that happened to friends-&-'loved ones' can be very psychologically traumatic), but they're more like "supporting bystanders" than 'survivors!'
I suppose this should be another New Rule: 'supporting bystanders' should get all the "sympathy afforded them" from Real Survivors (whom you might call Victims) ...
Why aren't we PROUD of being victims?
'That word' (below-hyperlinked to my support-group's Facebook-page) is built on an even-deeper source ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which our lexicon stands ...
The word “Victim” is built on Bedrock beneath words that mean “Person or |Animal Killed as a Sacrifice”—maybe Foundation-words that mean "|Turn, |Occasion" (Vicarious, in an Exchange with the Gods) or "Holy, Idol, Consecrated").
God forgives us ... affords us the royal inheritance that is ours.
Many of us–though–would not believe we could claim the royal inheritance unless it had been "paid-for" by Jesus son-of Joseph (the 'person killed as a sacrifice').
"But Jesus 'Saves Us'! That's 'what his name means!" Not exactly. 'Jesus' is just 'an abbreviation' (well, a translation of an abbreviation). The Hebrew (anglicized) is (Yeshua). That's short for (Yehoshua). The full-name means "Jehovah is (or gives or makes or brings) Salvation"—the pronoun 'He' is referring to Our Father in Heaven!
But Our Heavenly Father doesn't save us if we don't take the salvation! "Oh yes he does!" (I'm sure most Christians would reply). "The Good Shepherd leaves the 99 good sheep to rescue the one lost lamb!" ...
Maybe. But I think we're more like 'pets in a multi-pet household' today. And if one of your favorite pets gets lost, you might leave the good pets to go rescue the lost one one time; but if that pet keeps running away, you'll eventually figure that 'it doesn't want to be saved & you'll let it stay gone!
Or am I looking at that wrong (or 'wrongly' 🤓)? Tell
me how-wrong/right I am in the comments below 😁
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