Scenarios which make you really sad?

[triple7]

so most of the above make me feel sad... and they kind of make mine seem rather shallow ---
I get really sad when I see women (Asian women especially) sad or wronged in someway. Like I recently saw a young Japanese server run out of a restaurant looking for the douchebag who dined'n'dashed on her, and much of my empathy came from her being an Asian girl. Or whenever I see the "Blood, it's in you to give" commercial with the Chinese woman on the sidewalk next to her bicycle bleeding a tear comes to my eye. When I was younger, I would always feel bad when women got hurt or died in movies--- even if they were evil bitches.
So now that I think of it, it doesn't make me sound shallow-- it makes me sound sexist and racist. I assure you that I'm not-- it's just cause my mom is Chinese and I was really protective of her when I was young (and partially still am).

 

[spiralgary]

living in a third world country is really hard. Everyday you see old, poor, and sick people asking for money and kids living in the streets. You want to help them but you are not ok to help eveyone either. i think the thing that hits me the most is watching this country fall appart day by day.

but as bad as it seems i try to find the good side, this country is helping me to grow and wanting to be more everyday.

 

[RationalLunacy]

Whenever someone in the Bush administration opens their mouth and tells another lie...... and someone believes them.

 

[Soilwork]

I was 3 minutes too late.


I know this isn't the right place to share this story because it isn't a general scenario, but it's my scenario and I needed to tell it. You see, I never got to tell my mom that I'm gay.

I've heard people say that regret is the worst emotion a person can feel. Now I know it's true.

No, I think this is an extremely good place.

Thanks for sharing. It's puts all my silly little problems in perspective.

 

[fireside]

Whenever someone in the Bush administration opens their mouth and tells another lie...... and someone believes them.

Then you add to that when Democrats start bickering with one another, thus slowing the process they promised would be complete within the first 100 hours. I mean, I knew it was impossible, but at least the ambition was there from Pelosi's side. I don't know how everyone else felt about it, but obviously not strongly enough to fully commit to doing something about it.

There are many scenarios that get to me:

- An animal in distress
- A person in serious need for something which I cannot personally provide
- War, especially a perpetual losing campaign
- Any -ism, especially racism or nationalism. I can't stand to see people separate themselves over imaginary boundaries.

Lighter notes:

- A dish that looks really awesome on the outside, but the first bite lets you know you're in for a long meal
- Some poor soul on Bourbon St. who couldn't handle his liquor...at midnight (you got all night, buddy; take it in stride)
- Kevin Federline, also known as the largest walking bag of Massengil alive
- some guy call someone a faggot out of one side of his mouth, then putting a dick in the other side
- people who wear pink to the point of loooking like a walking bottle of calamine lotion

(Hopefully those last few made you laugh a bit, if only to take a moment away from the sadness that the world at large can bring.)

 

[erikishere]

Mine is really dumb and random, but still sad. It hurts my feelings when I see an elderly person eating alone in a restaurant.

 

[herenthere]

My mom was in the hospital last year and I tried to be with her as much as I could. There was this one day when I was called away to work so I left the hospital.

While at work I got a call from my cousin who told me I should get back to the hospital as soon as possible.

I rushed back to the hospital. I got back to the hospital less than an hour and a half from the time I had left. I went to the room my mom was in. A few of my family members were there. I was too late. They told me she died 3 minutes before I arrived.

I was 3 minutes too late.


I know this isn't the right place to share this story because it isn't a general scenario, but it's my scenario and I needed to tell it. You see, I never got to tell my mom that I'm gay.

I've heard people say that regret is the worst emotion a person can feel. Now I know it's true.

Thanks for hearing me out.

Thanks for sharing! This is a great place to vent and share your feelings.
Death is always hard, but your posting shows your character and what a great guy you are.

Don't under estimate mothers..she probably knew more about you than you give her credit for..the only label she had for you was..you were her SON and you can bet she loved you unconditionally..

Stand proud my friend,,,it's very obvious you both did a great job!!!

 

[dpnice]

Mine is really dumb and random, but still sad. It hurts my feelings when I see an elderly person eating alone in a restaurant.

Please don't feel sad about it. If the elderly person is anything like me when I eat alone he is eyeing up the waiter and fantasizing over one of the guys at another table.

It is also a pleasureable moment just to watch life go by and to feel involved with it - much better than eating at home on your own.

Plus it is also a great moment to take the time to read a good book.

 

[luminum]

I think I'm a big softie for women, so seeing a woman's heart sink or seeing her cry or get hurt emotionally really makes me feel awful. A girl who feels sad because she's made fun of or shunned by others also does it to me

Women or the elderly being excited about somethign and then ebing disappointed or stood up sucks too...

Bastards.

Also, homeless kids, abandoned kids, or kids who got kicked out of their homes for stupid shit like being LGBT really rips me up inside. If I ever get a big enough house, I'd open my doors. *sigh

 

[Piquechampion]

Seeing someone having their heart broken.

Duroc, you have no idea. My dad caught me viewing gay porn once. Not only was I enbarassed because my pants were around my ankles, but my dad went off into the kitchen and cried. I felt awful.

It was NOT your fault or your problem for that matter!!!

 

[Piquechampion]

Well, once I was in the supermarket and in comes this incredibly good looking guy, he started to look at the prices of things and didn´t got any. Later, after I had paid my stuff, I saw him try and go out of the place, but was caught with some stuff he tried to steal. The lady didn´t call the police, which was nice, but told him to leave. I felt so bad for that guy. Then, when I was walking home, I saw him eating a chocolate bar, which he apparently had stolen earlier, with such relish and hunger. It just broke my heart, to see such a beautiful man, in such desperate need. I guess he was russian or something like that.

 

[luckotheirish]

The ones that really break my heart are the ones like this:

This little kid (maybe 4 or 5 years old) is standing next to the shopping cart at the store and his bitter, hateful, furious parent is screaming and hitting him in the face and head. The kid is standing there crying, terrified because they're not even sure what it is they did wrong, but they're too frozen, too afraid to run.

I look into the kid's eyes and see the fear and devastation and I feel their heart breaking like it was my own. I can hardly stand it, so I ask the parent if I can help them find something (I'm a pharmacist) just so I can interrupt them, if only for a moment. Sometimes, the parent looks at me and everyone around them and is suddenly embarrassed, as they should be. What I really wanna do is scream and yell at the parent and punch them in the face a few times for their bad behavior - see how they like it.

Fortunately this kinda thing doesn't happen quite as much as it used to, but it still happens and it still breaks my heart just as much when it does.