For When You Think You are Useless -- Man Saves Lifes with Rare Antigens

'Man with the golden arm' James Harrison saves 2million babies in half a century of donating rare blood | Mail Online


You never know what potential you really have!!

I saw this and thought to myself, if this was a gift I had for the world, I would never feel like a burden. Do you believe that a man like this could ever believe there was no place for him in this world? What if he killed himself before he was 18?

Good point! I personally believe we are all here for a purpose. Of course, evidently some folks are here to be pains in the posterior! Sorry, April Fool!?

That is cool and all, but not so sure how that is supposed to make me or anyone else view themselves as less useless. In reality I don't have a special life saving blood type or a special skill or talent that will save thousands or this or that.

Hellion, I think the point is that you don't know. Harrison didn't always know that his blood could be so lifesaving; at one point, he discovered it. If he had killed himself before that discovery...Likewise, we all have a purpose, however grand or small. Everyone, including you, has gifts to offer to the world. Please don't give up before you discover what makes you such a valuable asset to the world. Because you are valuable.

I guess to me fleeting ideas of a potential potential, aren't enough to overcome the pain and frusteration causing the suicidal feelings I might have when its all too overwhelming. Hence 'but someday you could - - - - or - - - -.' is more depressing than anything because no one can acknowledge you're suffering in the here and now and that maybe someday you wont and you can't and it might not get better.

But that's just me, I realize it can brighten some peoples days guess I am just not one of them. I used to tell myself it would get better and that someday I would reach some potential to really maybe make some kind of positive difference, and its only gotten worse and more and more clear there really isn't much I can do about the messed up way things are. So I've had to find other ways to make it through besides hope since with hope always comes crushing disappointment and hopelessness or so it seems.

So perhaps my personal experiance has skewed my view but it is what it is I suppose.

The point is that you may not know what gift you have for the world, and you very well could have one!

But yes, trust me when I say I feel so much like you, and it was really what was actually going through my mind when I posted it. However, just because I feel hopeless doesn't mean that I can't at least help over people alleviate their hopelessness. Even if it's silly and unlikely, we at least need to find something. Even if I begin to believe that the suffering will be endless ... I still try to convince people what I am not convinced of -- that there is hope somewhere.

Maybe I do maybe I don't if I don't I still need to live my life, like I said I tried that kind of thinking before and it didn't help. I do what I can to help others but I can't bear telling them to be hopeful if I don't think it's true and well I suppose that is where I am at. Lately just trying to figure out what to do right now in my life since its stagnant and needing some variation at least if not improvement with the knowledge its not getting any easier that way when things continue to not improve much it wont be so disappointing.

I feel like I grew up being told to set my sights way to high, but had no preparation for not reaching that and what you make of life in that instance. I really thought all you had to do was hope for the best and try really hard and that would be enough to keep going through life and at least get by money wise...I think I was mistaking.

Maybe I would make good soylent green.

I think the essential part of this story is that Mr. Harrison has devoted himself to a life of service to others. The fact that he had this blood type was dumb luck, but the fact that he chose to continue giving is what makes this man great. Those who serve others seem to be the happiest, most fulfilled people of all.