Sunday, December 16, 2007

The Mystery of Pain

How can people have so little respect for one another?
How can we cause each other so much hurt, without even a second thought or a shadow of regret?
We hurt others, only to turn around and be hurt ourselves.

It's a ripple effect of pain; it's give and take, as we hurt others, they return the favor and will also pass the pain along. At what point will it stop, at what point can it stop?
I for one am tired of having cause to cry, tired of the constant ache I see others go through- and cannot wait to see it stop.
Universal Truth Number Ten
If you don't stop the pain cycle, the grudges that we hold, no one else will.

All it takes is a kind word in the face of a rude remark, a smile that seems never to waver, and an attitude that realizes being the bigger person isn't always easy, but it's worth it.