If you say something about color, be it red, yellow, black, white, or brown, (any color) you could hurt someone and that isn’t kindness. Someone’s mother taught us: “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say it at all, in other words, don’t speak!” Is this really what people are saying? Are you even trying to find out?

On the topic of being political, of course we will all have differences and opinions, that is why people fight wars and we have democracy. It doesn’t mean we have to get cruel and evil towards each other if someone disagrees. We used to love to debate these topics in school and try to understand why someone feels the way they feel. Now, it’s just name calling and labels. We should try to understand the reasons behind a person’s beliefs and decisions. Remembers your mother’s advice, “Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.” You are losing good friends because you think the person is bad.

On judging others and what they do. It’s really not our place to worry about what other people are doing, the Bible is very clear that God has that job, and he really isn’t hiring at the moment for judging. He asked us to “Feed his Sheep” and to “Go into the world and preach the Gospel, which is the good news.” He will judge and clean up if he feels it is necessary. You have to focus on your own dirty sin. God is not going to be looking at the person you are pointing at when you get to judgment day. He is going to be looking at the huge plank in your eye asking you why you were so concerned with others, when you had that huge plank to deal with.

When we focus on others and their faults, we often fail to do a self-examination of our own issues and look within us to realize the reasons we are so angry with others is because we are unhappy with our own lives. Find out why you are unhappy and work on it. This way you can start bringing joy to the world around you. “Hurt people, hurt people” Charles Eads.

True joy comes from being happy, addressing our hurts, helping others, and doing good things for others. Being a friend, sharing blessings with others, visiting the sick, people who are broken hearted, and the elderly who can’t get out is a great way to start. Find ways to bring joy to others and it will come back to you. Those are the things that matter.

“Be the change you want to see in the world” Gandhi.

©2024 Marsha L. Brown