Wilt

[Cassini90125]

Originally Posted by pitbulllady

I haven't seen much evidence that nice people are pitied at all. Nowadays, many folks tend to hold them in contempt, finding them strange or abnormal in some way. Wilt is not "too nice"; that's like saying someone is "too pretty" or "too handsome" or "too intelligent". Wilt just stands out because he acts the way MOST people used to decades ago, with regards to having compassion for others, and nowadays it seems strange, when most people are all about themselves. An individual who is willing to reach out for others and even sacrifice their own safety and comfort for someone else seems really odd in our day and time, but 60 years ago, Wilt's attitude would have been the norm.

Welcome to my world.

Originally Posted by pitbulllady

I pity Wilt NOT because he's nice, or because of his physical impairments(which really do not seem to impair him at all), but because there is obviously some emotional turmoil going on with him, and those who are supposed to be responsible for his well-being don't recognize it, so he goes on suffering through this day after day. He does a good job of hiding it, but his ability to do so seems to be wearing down with each episode.

If he is in fact deliberately hiding something, why should we expect his caretakers to recognize it? To the best of my knowledge, neither Frankie, Madam Foster, or Mr. Herriman is a trained psychologist.