There are times when certain situations leave you feeling totally wounded and helpless. You are left naked and open to that which eats away at your very soul, and what may also leave you expose to others and the diatribe they say because of what they themselves are experiencing and what they may be feeling that they have had enough of. Especially if that "enough of" is you.
These vulnerabilities is like a gaping wound that festers, and grows; so much so that no matter what you do, it seems as if it will never heal. Sometimes people don't realize what others do go through. But there are those times when those people don't really care. Especially when it seems as if there is this long continuous on-going gestation that never heals.
I hear ya, "cry me a river"! Perish that thought! What is it that makes us this way? Is it because it seems that our society is overwhelmed with too many people who are crying? Too many who can't seem to get it together...."Lord have mercy"....or in my native tongue "lawd a massi"! We do need it, we need mercy, we need to give it, to show it.
This world of ours cannot exist without us caring about each other. We cannot exist without our humanity. It is what makes us who we are. Someone being vulnerable, hurting, lonely, as if they're at their breaking point; they need you, they need that one person who will show them mercy. That they care, that this journey they are on, is not forever. Their festering wound will dry up, it will heal and their soul will be better.
If you can do anything for someone who reaches out to you, do it, don't hesitate. Not because something good will happen to you, (yes, we like to think so, and it's a good thought, and yes, something good probably will) but because you really want to help. YOU really want to be there for someone who needs your shoulder (rest), or your ear (listen), or your hands (touch) or your voice (to speak up for them; perhaps to guide them to where the help is). Being vulnerable can be gut wrenching, it can leave you weak. I hope if you ever walk that road, you'll find the hands that will guide you and that you won't have to walk alone.
These vulnerabilities is like a gaping wound that festers, and grows; so much so that no matter what you do, it seems as if it will never heal. Sometimes people don't realize what others do go through. But there are those times when those people don't really care. Especially when it seems as if there is this long continuous on-going gestation that never heals.
I hear ya, "cry me a river"! Perish that thought! What is it that makes us this way? Is it because it seems that our society is overwhelmed with too many people who are crying? Too many who can't seem to get it together...."Lord have mercy"....or in my native tongue "lawd a massi"! We do need it, we need mercy, we need to give it, to show it.
This world of ours cannot exist without us caring about each other. We cannot exist without our humanity. It is what makes us who we are. Someone being vulnerable, hurting, lonely, as if they're at their breaking point; they need you, they need that one person who will show them mercy. That they care, that this journey they are on, is not forever. Their festering wound will dry up, it will heal and their soul will be better.
If you can do anything for someone who reaches out to you, do it, don't hesitate. Not because something good will happen to you, (yes, we like to think so, and it's a good thought, and yes, something good probably will) but because you really want to help. YOU really want to be there for someone who needs your shoulder (rest), or your ear (listen), or your hands (touch) or your voice (to speak up for them; perhaps to guide them to where the help is). Being vulnerable can be gut wrenching, it can leave you weak. I hope if you ever walk that road, you'll find the hands that will guide you and that you won't have to walk alone.
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