Tuesday, August 3, 2010

"As many ways to live as there are people"

Each one deserves a closer look. The world holds such great diversity. Each person is unique. Not in the cliched way, but in how each person is made of their DNA, contributed by their parents, combined with the culmination of every memory they have experienced, all making a single human being. No two are exactly alike. And one can never know exactly how another feels of what they go through, no matter how similar the problems. Because we all take everything in a different way.

We must always take this into account when we think about others. Take a closer look at them and yourself. Put yourself in their shoes. And that doesn't mean looking at their situation. Look at their feelings. The general root idea of what they feel. Because if you just look at their situation then your idea about them will skew off on a whole other tangent of what YOU believe should happen. So try for empathy rather than a distinct answer. And never, ever judge. Plain and simple, it isn't your job. Just worry about yourself and what you're doing. And as for "good" and "bad," well, there are no good and bad people. Only good and bad decisions. You make the ones you feel is best for you. And only offer help only when it is welcomed. You can only do so much.

Your opinion of yourself and who you are and how you live is the most important one. All others are secondary. You can choose how much they matter to you. Because you are your own person. And everyone else is their own person as well. Think what you want of them. Your opinion is your own right. But that doesn't mean you have to use it. You could be all wrong. Backgrounds differ. There could be a reason for what you see. So consider yourself ignorant to what you see because if you only see with your eyes then you are truly blind. Rather, take a closer look with your heart. What you feel.

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