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Originally Posted by Laura  David, I agree. I see this as no different from the qualifications needed to perform any job. I may have been an exemplary software engineer. I may have created a very valuable program that helped save many lives. Does that qualify me to run the company? Does not being qualified to run the company speak poorly of me? |
Neither does being blind speak poorly of the bus driver.
The person that is unqualified is not necessarily a bad person. The person who was qualified and then lost his qualifications due to circumstances beyond his control is not a bad person. He is simply no longer qualified.
Too many people view the disqualification of an elder as some sort of punishment for doing wrong and it is not always the case.
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