The eyes are the window to the soul and intrinsically I
think I can understand you at that level. What if the moment we woke up instead
of thinking about our day and ourselves we asked the simple question of “what
am I going to do to help someone else today?” Often, the shoes or videogame we
absolutely had to have NOW – is forgotten 2 months later.
In a Starbuck, a few years ago, I made eye contact with a
middle aged blonde woman standing in line to order her coffee. She smiled the
biggest chance smile I’ve ever seen. Not one of those ‘’oh no! we just made eye
contact!” Quick smile, look away. No, she made direct eye contact and smiled
beautifully. I’ve never forgotten the simple act of a smile.
How many times a day do we close our eyes and ignore something
we CAN give? Something that would take only 5 minutes. 5 minutes of your time
could make a difference in someone else’s life. Sometimes it is as simple as a
3 second smile- but other times it is not that simple.
Because the truth is, even taking 5 minutes to help someone if it is out of your
way is something people won’t often do. Now take a decision that involves you sacrificing
something so important to you (example, changing your lifestyle etc...) for someone else. How often does THAT happen? We
see broken people everywhere in our lives but do we care? Do we care at all?? Do
we care enough to let go of ourselves and do something? Or are we content to
only think about ourselves and our happiness? The definition of selfish according
to the Merriam Webster Dictionary is:
1: Concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself: seeking
or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard
for others.
Dear R-
You have people in your life who love you so much. But it’s
not enough, is it? I know what you really want and it makes me so sad because
it’s impossible for me to give you that. I will always be there for you though. <3
Yours truly,
Xoxo,
Em
