What do you feed yourself on a daily basis? Oh, I don't mean what's good for you or if you are following a proper nutrition plan; not that it is not important. But I want to know what you feed your brain. It seems everytime I listen to the news there is yet another tragedy being reported. And it seems as if life is of less and less value. I ask myself regularly why is there so little value placed on life.
You see I still live in a bit of an ideal world. And in my ideal world people are equal. Everyone is treated the same and afforded equal opportunities. I believe when you look at a person you do not see the outer shell but the value of the person, no matter what their abilities. I did warn you I am an idealist. And as much as the world intrudes and reminds me of the great levels of hate that exist I refuse to sink to the same level. I insist on doing my best to treat those that I meet by seeing the person first and the shell that we cart ourselves around in as a happy after thought.
Now I'm about to date myself! I still remember the scene in Family Matters when Waldo, not known for his intellect said "you guys think you can walk all over me because I'm dumb. But I have feelings too. If you cut me, do I not cough? If you hit me, do I not sneeze? And if you call me names, do I not eat?" In a very humorous manner he reminded his friends and television watchers that underneath our skin we are all the same. We all hurt. We all bleed. We all feel.
So in a world that focuses too much on our differences, focus instead on how we are all similar. In a world that chooses to focus on hate, focus instead on love. In a world that focuses of the bad be the one who does some good. In a world that often fails to value the person let those you encounter know just how valuable they are. And one small encounter of goodness and hope at a time we will hopefully see a change around us. Feed hope, love and compassion to yourself daily and then in turn share the same with others.
No comments:
Post a Comment