Feeling Better For It

"Resolve to be tender with the young,

compassionate with the aged,

sympathetic with the striving,

and tolerant of the weak and the wrong.

Sometime in life

you will have been all of these."

Lloyd Shearer

There are certain things that appear easy to us, but seem to be difficult to others.  We cannot comprehend why a particular person is having such a challenging time with a minor situation.  When we master a task, we unfortunately forget it was once a struggle. 

We can be so focused, we may not have time for a child or patience with an elder; and lack tolerance for the mistakes of others.  We tend to not relate unless we are personally in the immediate situation.  We catch a glimpse of a person's weakness, follow up with judgment, and conveniently not recollect being in the same situation ourselves at a different point in life.

The best intention is to give a smile to all peoples.  We don't have to accept or acknowledge troubles or mishaps nor do we have to be pulled into the drama.  A simple smile carries a great deal of depth with it.  We send the gesture and the recipient receives it, each feeling better for it.