some action or experience that we are able to learn from
i watched a TLC special yesterday called my life as a 600 pound woman
most people's initial response is disgust or a gawking OMG
but after watching that i really stopped and paused and thought about COMPASSION
i watched how this woman was viewed and ostracized by society
and instead of caving in to my own initial thoughts and questions i stepped outside and thought how she must feel and not how she feels just in public one day but every day of her life
to say this woman was morbidly obese was just an understatement
there is a very interesting phenomenon in society where the concept of freedom of speech has far blurred the line of being rude and crosses very quickly and easily into being a JACKASS
everyone feels that their opinion and thoughts count for something and that they should be able to exert it and share it with you
i watched in this documentary as people slung such hateful things like well she shouldnt have eaten so much or if you get any bigger you will need a bigger cart (she was unable to walk)
im curious at what point did these people check into the land of perfection and then felt enabled and empowered to spout such hate and negativity
i think some where deep inside of us we feel that if we point out someone else's issues or remind them of their flaws we are either 1) helping them OR 2) we somehow make our flaws seem less visible
so many things get lost the moment we take on the role of judge and jury
we become no better than the worst of society
and we inflict a certain cruelty and pain on someone so very underserving
we view the world through our own lenses based on our life experiences
we think we can change people we someone think what we think should be shared with someone else and that we should help govern their lives and households...well WRONG
im not saying you just disconnect and keep blinders on because thats not the essence of community
BUT the next time you see someone who is different from you whether they are dressed a certain way or behaving in a way that YOU find unacceptable...you need to STOP and ask yourself do i know this person..do i know their back story? am i being a better person by saying my snarky comment either aloud or under my breath? what type of person does my comment make me? am i being an asshole or someone with compassion
if its the first choice instead of worrying about that person why dont you check yourself and figure out why you feel the need to judge..and work on yourself
why dont you put some negative into a positive..help someone instead of hurting...
i always say try to make the world better than you found it
do you want to reinforce the hate and negativity for the next generation or do you want to attempt to make things a bit better
