Today was/is kind of a cranky day. Ever have those? Don't lie. I was sitting on my bed earlier and I was crankily pondering some shortcomings and flaws of people.
Before you write me off as judgmental, read what I have to say. I was thinking about how some people are so consumed by certain things, certain ways of thinking. But I guess that most everyone is affected by some mental fallacy or another.
All of the experiences, beliefs, and emotions (as well as our personality) we have ultimately characterize who we are and how we think. And to be plain, sometimes people just don't get it. Ever see someone that continues to behave a certain way or do something so seemingly stupid in your eyes over and over again? And again? In your eyes, it's like watching someone walk repeatedly into a wall. Over and over again. And what's more? If they took one step to their right they would walk through the open doorway.
We all know that one person that walks into the wall. The one that is so close to getting to the other side of the wall, but instead chooses to eat the paint. Or perhaps the one person who really deserves to be on the other side of the wall who just won't take that step to their right. All they have is that one step to their right and they can keep on trudging forward. It's frustrating, really. Watching them walk into the wall can be both angering and heartbreaking.
What can that wall be, you ask? Well, it could be anything from the smoker who just escaped cancer for the second time to the person in the abusive relationship to the person who has so much to offer to friends and God but is so busy chasing after love and glory all for themselves.
I have friends, many friends, that I see walking into walls. Some of the more obvious walls I deem dangerous--especially if those walls are blocking them from a deeper relationship with the Lord, or are preventing them from being a whole, healthy individual. But what about the small ones?
Like ditching your friends to hang out with cooler cats? Or knowing that you need to get a Statistics tutor, but refusing? These are walls, sure. We know that we roll our eyes (in our head, of course) when people make these poor choices. Because these are just plain poor choices.
Do all walls merit the eye roll though? I mean, we are all influenced strongly by our experiences, beliefs, emotions, and our personality right? We can only see through our own eyes. We only know lessons that we ourselves have learned. And if we haven't learned a particular lesson, then we walk into the wall.
What we walk into is a result of our own ignorance. And what we avoid is obviously a lesson learned. Looking at the lives of others and rolling our eyes isn't the best thing we can do to help other people. What they know is a lot different from what we know. Maybe they haven't learned self control or they can't go to Jesus yet for something that they so desperately desire. We just have to sit back and pray that they take a moment to breathe. As well as take a step to the right before pressing onward.
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