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sabrinamari) wrote2011-10-06 02:17 pm
sabrinamari) wrote2011-10-06 02:17 pm
another metaphor
I've started giving blood again because of the blood shortage in our area. Now blood donation orgs are actually calling people to come in and donate again if they've done it once before, so I am being prodded to think about it regularly. It seems, strangely, like a good metaphor for other parts of my experience.
I have O+ blood, and a quick look at Wikipedia says "...a group O individual can receive blood only from a group O individual, but can donate blood to individuals of any ABO blood group (i.e., A, B, O or AB)".
That seems a lot like me. Sometimes I think I can give affection and love to anyone, but I can only accept it back from a very narrowly defined group. Huh.
I have O+ blood, and a quick look at Wikipedia says "...a group O individual can receive blood only from a group O individual, but can donate blood to individuals of any ABO blood group (i.e., A, B, O or AB)".
That seems a lot like me. Sometimes I think I can give affection and love to anyone, but I can only accept it back from a very narrowly defined group. Huh.