patiodog wrote:Can a raison d'etre be a handicap? The old guy who runs the corner store may be unpredictable and inept, but it's still his store.
Hmmm...that's a profound question.
Take Hitler, for example......his raison d'etre was a handicap in some ways, nicht wahr? Well, depends what race he thought he was in....
But, much as it may be spoken of as your raison d'etre, frankly I don't believe it is your sole raison d'etre.
Take eating, and such.
NOT raisin d'etres as well?