I've gotta keep reminding myself...... That the homeless man with the dread locked beard who hangs out by the metro station every single day and begs for money is actually just a slave to an addiction so powerful, that not even other addicts understand it.
I've gotta keep reminding myself...... That the bitch who cut me off in traffic the other day is actually just a single mom who just finished another long shift and is rushing to go get her children from the baby sitter, make dinner and spend a few precious moments of free-time with her kids before going to sleep and repeating the process in the morning.
I've gotta keep reminding myself..... that the belligerent, disinterested 17 year old, is actually just a secondary 5 student, who is just starting to figure out where he stands in this world, and has an unbearable amount of pressure coming from every single direction in his life.
I've gotta keep reminding myself.... That the old couple who are walking annoyingly slow with their shopping cart through the store isles just got their hospital test results, and this may be one of the last times they get to walk through a store isle together.
I've gotta keep reminding myself.... That hate is a cancer and that compassion is the cure.
I've gotta keep reminding myself...... That the bitch who cut me off in traffic the other day is actually just a single mom who just finished another long shift and is rushing to go get her children from the baby sitter, make dinner and spend a few precious moments of free-time with her kids before going to sleep and repeating the process in the morning.
I've gotta keep reminding myself..... that the belligerent, disinterested 17 year old, is actually just a secondary 5 student, who is just starting to figure out where he stands in this world, and has an unbearable amount of pressure coming from every single direction in his life.
I've gotta keep reminding myself.... That the old couple who are walking annoyingly slow with their shopping cart through the store isles just got their hospital test results, and this may be one of the last times they get to walk through a store isle together.
I've gotta keep reminding myself.... That hate is a cancer and that compassion is the cure.
(I'm hoping that by constantly reminding myself of the above, it will be reciprocated. "I've gotta keep reminding myself that everyone is different, and that we can't all have the same features on our skin, or elsewhere" That's the attitude im looking to receive from strangers. It's all about good karma)
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That said, i love you too. I love everyone on this board.
Thank you for that reminder!
As The Pretenders once sang, "Well there's blood in these veins, and I cry when in pain. I'm only human on the inside. And if looks could deceive, make it hard to believe, I'm only human on the inside. I stumble and fall. Baby, under it all, I'm only human on the inside. I crash and I burn. Maybe someday you'll learn I'm only human on the inside."
This reminded me about something I wrote 2.5 years ago before I ran into this forum. Few lines about Hope, when I was truly hopless. I will try to find it and will share with forum.....
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