Have you ever come across somebody that really, and I do mean really, needed an intervention?

Somebody that made such huge mistakes that you can’t help but wince a little in sympathy?

I’m not an overly sympathetic person, unless it comes animals, kids and people who can’t really stand up for themselves.  I’m kind of the mind that if you get yourself into a mess through stupidity, you need to figure your own way out.  It’s how people learn.  It’s how they grow.  It’s how I learn, picking myself up when I mess up and figuring out how to avoid that particular fall again.

But sometimes you come across a person that is just soooo… out of touch… you can’t help but feel a little bit sorry for them.  Somebody who has let hatred, arrogance, or possbily a total lack of self confidence control their actions.  Somebody who doesn’t just speak without thinking, they go on a war path without thinking.

I feel a lot of pity for that kind of person.  Makes me think of the sharks in Finding Nemo when Bruce caught a whiff of blood and the other two sharks grabbed him by the fins, shouting, Intervention!!!

The person I’m thinking isn’t a shark.  She’s not really even a guppy.  But still… I feel kind of bad for her.  And at the same time, I’m thankful to discover that I’m actually not as out of touch as I sometimes think I am.