but at least, at this point in my life, i've grown smart enough to surround myself with friends who are smarter than me.
i'm humbled that they see fit to keep me in their lives, gracious enough to continue to see me through every new disaster. even if all i need is a song and reality check.
Most of us don't deal with our problems and internal issues properly. Some of us deal more improperly than others. We can't fix them, but we can try and understand. Imagining what it's like to be in a state of mind that you simply can't escape from on your own isn't too hard for most of us. Some of us choose God. Some of us choose sex. Some of us choose drugs and alcohol. Most of us choose the wrong adventure. We should use that knowledge to empathize.
I dealt with a lot of addictions in people around me when I was growing up. I still do. I am not better than them, I've simply been blessed with an understanding that they never reached. Most will, eventually. Most addicts aren't monsters, they're just selfish. I've been very selfish at times, and have hurt people because of it, just not in the same way. We all have our methods.
Did you ever finish tests early in class, and marvel at the other kids who took the maximum amount of time to finish? Did you feel bad for them, or did they just make you feel smart? What about the kids that just put the pencil down, or finished their test as quickly as possible, not caring what answers they circled, so that they wouldn't have to look at it anymore? Do you think we're built differently from those kids? I don't. I feel bad for them and whatever conditions convinced them that they were stupid and would never do well. Some folks just put the pencil down. We can't do the test for them, but that doesn't they deserve to be hated. I don't feel like I deserved to be loved by most people, but I'm thankful for it. I hope I express that thanks properly by looking at others in the same way. It's not easy. It hurts. The alternative is much worse. I'm tired of being angry at people.
Most of us don't deal with our problems and internal issues properly. Some of us deal more improperly than others. We can't fix them, but we can try and understand. Imagining what it's like to be in a state of mind that you simply can't escape from on your own isn't too hard for most of us. Some of us choose God. Some of us choose sex. Some of us choose drugs and alcohol. Most of us choose the wrong adventure. We should use that knowledge to empathize.
ReplyDeleteI dealt with a lot of addictions in people around me when I was growing up. I still do. I am not better than them, I've simply been blessed with an understanding that they never reached. Most will, eventually. Most addicts aren't monsters, they're just selfish. I've been very selfish at times, and have hurt people because of it, just not in the same way. We all have our methods.
Did you ever finish tests early in class, and marvel at the other kids who took the maximum amount of time to finish? Did you feel bad for them, or did they just make you feel smart? What about the kids that just put the pencil down, or finished their test as quickly as possible, not caring what answers they circled, so that they wouldn't have to look at it anymore? Do you think we're built differently from those kids? I don't. I feel bad for them and whatever conditions convinced them that they were stupid and would never do well. Some folks just put the pencil down. We can't do the test for them, but that doesn't they deserve to be hated. I don't feel like I deserved to be loved by most people, but I'm thankful for it. I hope I express that thanks properly by looking at others in the same way. It's not easy. It hurts. The alternative is much worse. I'm tired of being angry at people.