The Colony Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 3, 1989 Page: 25 of 48
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Between the Ears
Wednesday, May 3, 1989, The Colony Leader 9B
Students develop skills needed for future jobs
Gary Carpenter
M.A., CSW-ACP
I recall a few years ago when 1 left directing my anger at them, 1 be-
my place of employment, 1 would be came a divided self. For in choosing
bitter and fell that I had been “done to be a victim, you limit your options,
to.” Having worked hard andmade And inthe anger one forgets to ex-
sacrifices still, unfortunately, events amine how he has gotten into such a
occured in which 1 saw others hurl position.
professionally as well .is myself. 1 Now anther important element in
was outraged, hurt and felt victi- this process is blame. For in the vic-
mized. timization cycle there is always
Only recently as i looked back did someone to blame. Usually it is
I have a fresh perspective onthe someone who reflects our shadow,
situation. Time does do that you The shadow is the part of ourselves
know. It was much like when Tom we think we are not. Everything un-
Landry got fired and everybody was acceptable to what we think we are
up in arms, is pushed down unconsciously into
Mr. Landry was the one who coo- our shadow. Now we can not know
ly said something like, "Hey, a new our shadow directly but we can rec-
owner has a right to hire who he ognize it whenever we meet some-
wants.” one we "instantly" dislike. The qual-
Instead of being hurt and victi- ities we dislike are our own un-
mized, Landry took his accomplish- acceptable personality characteris-
ments and looked forward. A class tics.
act indeed. The story of Dr. Jekle and Mr.
So what is this phenomena known Hyde is an example of how a person
as victimization. The components of can be transformed into his shadow,
being victimized are what Webster’s In feeling victimized, one usually
Dictionary defines as “to make a vic- is blaming a figure or person who
tim." That is, someone or something contains his shadow. That person
out there is doing it to you. possesses all the disliked qualities,
Now, first off, let me say I do the dishonesty, meanness and evil
think there are true victims in this that are actually possessing within
world Abused children abused themselves. We all have a dark side,
races or classes and others. There So in victimization, our perspec-
are real victims of violence, murder tive is lost. Battle lines are drawn
and rape. And there are victims of and issues are seen in black and
ignorance. white. There is much lost and our
But the most prevalent victim is dark side becomes projected onto
not one who is being preyed upon by others.
an outside force; he is the person The answer? It is not easy as they
who victimizes himself. Those indi- say. But for beginnings a victim must
viduals who victimize themselves examine what he did to contribute
see others as preying upon them. tohis predicament. Blame is rarely in
There is no violence or murder order. Secondly, examine the other
involved, but a subtle kind of victi- side. We might not like it but it is
mizing. Such as an individual who usually as valid as ours in its own
feels he has been betrayed in a reia- right.
tionship or a work situation. This is And there are two roads to take,
the most common type of victim. I Tom Landry took the high road. The
know. I was one of them a few years easier road is the low road, but wise
ago. But you see in reality the per- men know it is costlier in the end.
petrator was not out there ... it Perhaps the old saying says it best
was in me. ... “The best revenge is a good
By feeling like a victim, in a sense life.” I think I finally understand now.
I became one. Hurt, angry I fant-
zsized revenge. I would make them Gary Carpenter, M.A., CSW-ACP
pay and pay and pay. I imagined a has been a psychotherapist for 12
crusage to right all the wrongs. But years. He has been practicing in The
unfortunately in the process of Colony for three years.
Are today's students learning the the year 2000 and weighing their
skills they'll need for tomorrows own skills against those standards,
jobs?
As the 21st century approaches, Some of the changes are already
students are looking at the changes evident, according to Mitchell S.
they can expect in the workplace of Fromstein, president and chief ex-
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Ball, Jeffrey. The Colony Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 3, 1989, newspaper, May 3, 1989; The Colony, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1666593/m1/25/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Colony Public Library.