Winnie-the-Pooh

[ysabetwordsmith]

 ... is on display with his friends.

The article mentions that author A.A. Milne had shellshock (now called PTSD) after serving in World War I, and that his writing was illustrated by another veteran.  One of the things I've always loved about the Pooh stories is Eeyore, who is depressed and pessimistic -- yet always there.  His friends don't get tired of him and dump him.  They keep inviting him on adventures.  He's there, still himself, still depressed, but always part of the community.  He's like a walking, talking embodiment of shellshock in one of its forms.  He's PTSD Donkey.  So if you know someone who's struggling with traumatic stress, give them an Eeyore.  He reminds all of us that just because you're sad all the time doesn't mean you can't have a life, and even adventures.

Comments

[siliconshaman]

I think that lack of history is why the Yanks keep nicking everyone else's... including making the same damn mistakes. [You think your lot are bad, try reading what our Parliament were upto during the Queen Elisabeth the First's reign.]

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

They can't very well poach the local history, it would make them look bad to admit that the people they murdered had civilizations of their own. But Cahokia, for instance, had a trade network that spanned all four coasts.