Misery is a communicable disease

I will never know the internal turmoil some people are haunted by nor the personal demons that keep them from being the kind of people they should be. There are a variety of people that impact our lives - sometimes for good, other times it is bad; real bad.

I have learned that some people will never know what a privilege it is to be important in the life of another; the guide to another person with their own individual needs, hopes, and desires. The pleasure that should accompany any time spent with those we love and cherish can be stripped away because the other person is unhappy; or maybe even beyond unhappy. It is sad to watch that person become so depleted, so defeated that their self-worth and self-respect have faded into anger and impairment. Excuses are made; they might tell you that this world has somehow betrayed them; maybe even more than once and then tell you how they will never be the same again. The battle that takes place in their mind is one that will never be victorious as aggression, guilt, and spiritual poverty don’t make for peaceful thoughts and eventually become dreadful actions.

Life is precious. And equally fragile; every day is a gift. You can never compensate for time lost and God forbid there be no tomorrow. For many people, life has taken its toll, we have had disappointments and heartaches and loneliness and struggles and pain thrown into our paths; we are worn down by hours of working, worrying, wishing…wanting everything to be okay. We hate to see anyone teased by others, bullied and pushed around, we have all seen our share of disappointment, resentment, and selfishness in others and despite such actions – we will carry on.

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© Chaos