As I was sitting on the bus sunday taking it from the Airport back to Pittsburgh, I had a revelation on the meaning of life. I know this sounds hippy-dippy etc . . . but the woman next to me was annoying me SO much that I had to think of why I was annoyed by her and what I was going to do about it!
At the end of the day, the problem with the world is that:
We assume that everyone has had the same upbringing, experiences, background, education, financial security, and moral believes that we have. We hear/see things that do not match our own sense of reality and we automatically compare them to our own lives and we claim it as a negative.
If it is assumed to us that they are not exactly like us in EVERY WAY, then they must be wrong, worse off, or dare I say it . . .less than we are.
The woman next to me, her life is COMPLETELY different than mine and while I tried to understand why she was telling the person on the phone what she was telling them, a lot came into focus.
Everyone wants to be noticed. Everyone wants to be loved. Everyone wants to feel as if the person on the other end is actually listening to them.
A lot of people say that ACCEPTANCE is the key to peace etc and I agree but it goes beyond that. EMPATHY and RECOGNITION (even if only internally) go beyond acceptance and for that 45 minutes on that bus ride . . . I changed my view of the woman next to me and my view on life in general.
That is my thought for this week! : )
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