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Have I??
The other day at work, early in the morning a young woman approached me (part of my job is working outside) and said she had a dollar and wondered if she could buy some cigarettes off me. I knidly told her i didn't smoke and she excused herself politely and left. She was obviously i poor situations, worn clothes, quiet spoken, and weak spirit. It hurts to feel that from another just stuggling to survive today. but the horror was when the workers i call friends (well work friends) came over (as work had just barley started and they were getting out of thier vehicles) and mocked her. Saying 'what did the bear lady want?' It blew me over how insensative they were and made me realize does anyone care anymore? Does it matter if you do? None of these guys i work with are bad people, but just seem to be so ignorantly oblivious to a stangers pain. If i had still smoked, would it have made her day to receive a cigarette? i would have given her a couple freely, would it have made a difference?
Does it matter here? I mean isn't the goal to get better? then once you do...your gone. i don't mean that in a bad way, if a person can find some happiness and overcome. whats the point of staying here? Am i here to find some friends that the real world seems so absent of? You make connections talking to someone personally. you and they relate and you help each other, then there gone. Back to thier lives half way across the world or the states. I wonder if i said anything that actually helped or healed, if i made any difference?
I really try and feel for each post, comment, and message i send. Not just some sympathy card quotation. I've met many here that we texted here, connected in similaraties and advice to help each other through bad times. A lot of them have moved on and i'm happy for them, happy they could overcome. But i wonder if i had anything to do with it or was just a voice in the dark, forgotten in the fog of time. Is it wrong to call someone here 'friend'? am i really your friend? even for a short while?
I can't be like my co-workers, i really just can't. But should I? should i grow a thicker skin and instead of showing compassion and sacrificing a couple dollars to help someone struggling should i invest it in myself? was that my biggest problem, giving too much to others and not enough to myself that brought me here? in wanting to help others so much, have i forgotten about myself?
Just another day. The bad things in my life are still bad, the good still good. I'll look to continue, write a little, draw a little, I'll alway try and make you smile or laugh, always try and help. It's just a part of me now.
I'll shake this of with this post, writting it helps as does time. Just some times i ask why.
Hoping that you all find happiness inside your hearts.
A little over 2 thousand years ago, there was this guy who would do anything for anyone in need. He tried his best to turn mankind into 100% good people. They crucified him for it.
It was proven that there is a lot of evil in this world. We are instructed to try OUR BEST to not be part of it. Makes perfect sense .... the more to try to be kind, the better the world is. Unfortunately, there is still a majority who DON'T GET IT.
All we can do is be the best we can be and try to get others to do the same ... to whatever degree we can.
This same guy said this (plane of existence) is the domain of evil. It is evil's home. If we go about it right, our afterlives will be a place with NO EVIL. NONE.
Believe what you wish. According to my own personal logic, the best way to go in any case is to be the 'best' you can be ... and pity/encourage those who don't.