| | I've always had too much to say, an opinion about everything, but the last year has taught me humility, compassion and the significance of context. Sometimes, the battles aren't worth fighting, and I'm not discussing world politics with that statement. I mean people.
The people around us may be the only chance we are given to make an impression on the world. If we alienate and distance them, what opportunities might we lose? I've friends who've hit bottom, but could still call me to ask for help or an ear, because they knew I wouldn't hate them for anything they've done or might do. It's not my place. It's my place to evaluate the actions of others and decide whether those actions are appropriate, and whether they would be right for ME to do. I'm not saying that the moral standards I believe in don't apply to everyone, but I cannot enforce them. I'm only given examples to decide whether to copy or reject, and the people behind them are simply to be loved and cared for. Not always condoned, and some actions do beg to be corrected or chastised, but rarely is it my place, unless requested of me.
What I'm saying is that the world presents itself not to be judged but to be "accepted" -- and that's not always a valid decision to make. All I can choose is to love, not-love, or to simply be civil while maintaining myself and my own ways. It is not my place to judge the people, only myself.
|
| | Posted 7/8/2007 4:49 PM - 5 Views - 0 eProps - 0 comments
- recommend
  - recs0
- share
- email
 - sent0
|
