This one's for you Sarah Rutti :p
Every one of us has a world which is our own. This world of ours looks a certain way and has it's limits and borders. Imagine it as a snow globe that seamlessly mixes with the greater universe as the picture shown. We all live in our own snow globe, our own world and universe, and part of our life's work is looking through the glass, the limits of our own world, and try to understand the world of others.
Of course, this is not a simple thing, for the glass which encases our own world distorts our view of others and their perspective on life. In essence, we need to clear our minds, and try to understand others to the utmost - not an easy assignment.
But I have faith in you, and I have faith in me. I think we'll all get along, and hopefully understand each other along the way. Yet, most importantly, I know I need to remember to have a good sense of humor, and not to judge others. If I don't understand why someone did something, then remember it's OK not to understand, and try to move forward without judging. One day I may understand, or not. But that's not what matters. What's really important is my personal growth and development, and a large part of that is measured by how I get along with and treat others. So, go the extra mile, be a good friend, do a chesed for a stranger, and never give up!
(The idea of using a picture to help visualize a concept was taken from my dear friend Sarah Rutti)
Yes so, now that I've expounded upon life and shared some of my philosophical views, I wanted to discuss why I wrote what you see above. In essence, I wrote it because I made a comment on a friend's blog in innocence and good humor, and someone seems to have taken in completely the wrong way. So the first thought that went through my mind was, this person has no sense of humor. Then I realised that maybe it was too personal a comment to put on a friend's blog in public, where other people don't understand our relationship, and might misread the comment. Ahhh... Now there's something to think about.
Anyways, the bottom line: Don't judge others and be careful what you post on friends blogs. ;D
Have a good night & Happy Studying!
Of course, this is not a simple thing, for the glass which encases our own world distorts our view of others and their perspective on life. In essence, we need to clear our minds, and try to understand others to the utmost - not an easy assignment.
But I have faith in you, and I have faith in me. I think we'll all get along, and hopefully understand each other along the way. Yet, most importantly, I know I need to remember to have a good sense of humor, and not to judge others. If I don't understand why someone did something, then remember it's OK not to understand, and try to move forward without judging. One day I may understand, or not. But that's not what matters. What's really important is my personal growth and development, and a large part of that is measured by how I get along with and treat others. So, go the extra mile, be a good friend, do a chesed for a stranger, and never give up!
(The idea of using a picture to help visualize a concept was taken from my dear friend Sarah Rutti)
Yes so, now that I've expounded upon life and shared some of my philosophical views, I wanted to discuss why I wrote what you see above. In essence, I wrote it because I made a comment on a friend's blog in innocence and good humor, and someone seems to have taken in completely the wrong way. So the first thought that went through my mind was, this person has no sense of humor. Then I realised that maybe it was too personal a comment to put on a friend's blog in public, where other people don't understand our relationship, and might misread the comment. Ahhh... Now there's something to think about.
Anyways, the bottom line: Don't judge others and be careful what you post on friends blogs. ;D
Have a good night & Happy Studying!
3 comments:
i really hope you're not beating youreself up on the that comment. I totally got it and i don't think it's something u should worry too much about - you're right, it's on taget ;-) k!!! my friend just has me on a pendistol and doesn't realize that it was only a joke! K!KK!K!K!K!K!K!
p s- i loke the picture
I'm glad you "loke" it. ;D
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