What deaf person can’t learn basic life skills? What they can’t learn is mitzvos due to lack of communication.
Health, so if a deaf person will ask a Rov a shailoh if he’s puttor from living a frum life because he c”v wants to give it all up, do you really think a Rov will say they may do that? Quoting a Chazal to prove how a halacha is applied in all relevent situations is not the correct way to come to a conclusion of what the actual halacha is.
Maybe a parent was given a child whos personality irittated them, in order for them to learn to grow.
movingmountains, That’s why IT IS a perfect fit!
We are in this world to grow and to become better people by doing the mitzvos. That’s the only reason we are in this world. That’s not to say we can’t enjoy the pleasures of this world in the right context, but we are primarily here to grow spiritualy, by overcoming challenges. Life for a lot of us (and maybe all of us-although some do seem to have an easier life than others) can be VERY challenging, with parents, children or spouses. They are all the perfect fit our spiritual growth.
That what you’re holding so, fits only if you say That Mentally Ills are Not functioning
sam responsible, thanks, that’s exactly what I meant to imply. If one feels that mentally ill people are NOT functioning and fall in the category of shoitah then that’s their opinion.
My opinion is that while there are non-functioning humans that cannot take care of their basic needs, those who fall into the category of mentally ill people are oftentimes very high functioning indeed. Some of them (of course we’ll blame this on their disease) can be so cruel to others and terribly selfish and yet are very smart when it comes to themselves. Other people who were diagnosed with mental illness can be exceptional, accomplished human beings whom others would be shocked to realize that they are mentally diseased.
So here’s my opinion. Down syndrome and the like probably fall in the shoiteh category. But those who were diagnosed with mental disease, generally, cannot use that as an excuse for going OTD.