HI All,
Today was a pretty tough day for many of us.
K's father passed away suddenly last week and today was his funeral.
First, I'd like to say that Mr. C was jovial, fun guy who was always smiling. I know he will be missed by many, many people-most of all his loving family. My heart breaks for my friend, who lost her Dad, her Mom, who lost her husband of 48 years and the grandchildren experiencing their first loss. I can relate. May he rest in peace.
Now...
I'd like an explanation of where manners have gone?
I certainly am no authority on manners and goodness but I think I have a good handle on how a person should react in certain situations.
For instance, if you come upon someone in trouble, you help if you can safely. If you see a piece of trash, pick it up. If someone you care about has a broken heart, try and help heal it. Even a kind word can mean so much.
And, if you are attending a serious occasion and you see someone you know, even someone who may not be your 'favorite person', who happens to be sitting alone-go up to them. Have some compassion for that human being because, if you can't, what kind of person are you? Offer to sit with them and offer them your human support...it doesn't mean you're now their BFF, it just means you acknowledge them as a HUMAN and you're sharing in the heaviness of the occasion.
There are many people I've met in my life who are not my favorite people or whom I feel have wronged me. But there would NEVER be a time when I would ignore their humanness. I couldn't live with myself if I did that.
I can think of a couple people that I might SAY I would pass if I saw them on the street injured but, in reality, I could never do it. I would stop and help if I could. It would be hard, but my human spirit would know it was the right thing and compel me to do it.
Apparently there are many people who have no spirit or are heartless.
I pity them.
They are missing out on REAL relationships with people and giving of themselves in a REAL way.
Sad.
Don't you think?
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