Compassion, a value to possess. Sensitivity, don’t forget.
I hugged a friend who was recently declared free of cancer. She looks so healthy. She now has something missing. Her very long hair. Guess what else is missing? Empathy from others. Strangers forget do not bother to see beyond her very short hair. She really does not need to hear comments such as, “Why do they let people in here like that?” She is a cancer survivor that now is full of life, learning to put on a deaf ear.
I am not perfect. I have caught myself thinking before I know the facts. We always have room to get better, to grow,and to never judge the book by its cover.
P.S. My friend looks beautiful in her new “do.”
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Good post! I’m in the process of switching blog sites again though.
Amy
Amy – Email the link to me when you do make the switch. Enjoy your weekend! – Mary
The link is on my blog right now, I posted it yesterday but I’ll e-mail it to you as well.
Enjoy your weekend too!
Amy
I am SO glad for your friend! Good news! And you’re exactly right about compassion and empathy. Its a shame that people don’t think before they judge or say something…
Thank goodness she is tough, Vickie. It brought tears to my eyes. In general, it seems folks are way too outspoken. On one hand, I like it that people feel they can speak their mind, but not when they do not know the facts, and not when it involves how someone looks!
Amen! I am shocked that anyone could be so cruel. I’m wonder just what exactly do they mean by “people like that”. People who have struggled, fought and won against a undescriminating kiiller? People who have given up vanity to live? People who just don’t care what anyone else thinks so they don’t hide behind closed doors, opting to live with joy and triumph instead? Or people who interrupt their fairlytale and rose colored glasses approach to life by not being perfect and reminding them that it ain’t all fluffy clouds and kittens?
That is beyond rude, unempathetic or unsympathetic. That is cold hearted selfishness at it’s best!
Yeah…fluffy clouds and kittens…say it isn’t so.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Physical beauty doesn’t tell the story. Life is beauty, and so are personal values and compassion.
When I was in HS there was a girl in one of my classes that when someone walked past her that wasn’t as pretty as she thought they should be, she would make very rude comments out loud. I absolutely despised that girl for that reason alone. Still do. It is a form of bullying in my eyes.
If your mind thinks mean and rude thoughts, that is where they should stay, as thoughts. They should keep their mouth shut!
What gives anyone the right to speak publicly and boldly with unsensitive and destructive words?!
Mary, this is a very sore subject for me. I have been known more than once to speak up for the person who is being rudely targeted.
There is a huge difference between being openly rude and insensitive vs having the freedom to speak your mind when it is needed. I agree with you, Becky, thoughts that could be damaging (and not deserved) should stay right where they start, in the mind.