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Originally Posted by Ub3rD4n
Well, regarding some previous commentary, I think it's selling Wilt short to believe he's oblivious to the bad stuff in life. I've called Wilt "pure" before, but even I don't beleive that. He understands all the bad stuff that's happening and chooses to keep smiling. THAT'S what I respect about him. He hasn't had an easy ride, yet he's still the kindest and cheerfullest friend in Fosters.
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That's basically what I said, so I agree wholeheartedly. Wilt knows what's going on around him, and when someone else is unhappy, but he also knows how insignificant a lot of the things people worry about and get mad over really are, relatively speaking. Wilt probably came very close to dying following that game against Larry, since there's no telling how long he went around with that busted arm before getting any medical treatment. The fact that the arm had to be amputated indicates that it had most likely become septic by the time he did get any medical help, and that's a condition that even now, with medical advances far better than in the 1970's, is often fatal. Having been through so much pain, and having stared down death itself, can put everything else in some real perspective. Most of the people I've met in my life who were most like Wilt, personality-wise and skills-wise, were part of "The Greatest Generation", those who'd grown up in the Depression, who fought in World War II, many having been injured and having lost loved ones to the horrors of war, so they learned the real value of life and happiness and of being able to overcome hardships. Many of those people had that same positive outlook that Wilt has, and I can remember a time when I was too young to understand that, and actually felt contempt for them, believing that they lived in some little fantasy world that was exempt from bad things or difficulties. It took going through some real rough spots myself for me to understand where they were really coming from, but I still find myself failing to measure up to those people. Most of those people are long gone now, which is why Wilt really stands out, I guess, for his personality, and why a lot of people tend to think that he's clueless and looks at the world through those proverbial rose-colored glasses, but that isn't the case at all.
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