today I read something that didn't make me feel very good. the point of what I read was in no way directed toward me, but I still felt bad. why? because there are people in this world who are legitimately sad about their situations, and then there are people who legitimately want to help them. but when the pain that some people are feeling becomes palpable, it's tough to distinguish whether people want to help or not.
I take for granted all of the things that I am blessed with. any qualities that I may have can probably also be attributed to the way I was raised, so I am lucky to have been raised by the spectacular people I call my parents. unfortunately, for some other people, that is not the case. and though I feel lucky for all of the things that I have been given, I also feel bad for all of the people who are not so lucky. I don't really get down in the dumps about it, but it gives me some perspective about why certain people feel one way about the world and I feel another way. I wish that everyone could have had the upbringing that I had. I wish that other people could be as fortunate as I was and learned the things that I have learned. "socialization" is the label we give it in the classroom. I wish I could keep on learning about the people who aren't as fortunate as the rest of us, but oftentimes, these people scurry away based on the treatment that the rest of society has given them.
I can see the sorrow that some people just can't seem to escape from, and because I have tasted it, I know how hard it can be. but I escaped and became the positive person I am today.
do i feel sorry for them? yes, I do. but do I feel like I am fault? no, I don't. though I take for granted all of the positives in my life, I don't take any responsibility to contributing to the negative feelings some people feel. I will always try to help. and I am always around.
-Mel
I take for granted all of the things that I am blessed with. any qualities that I may have can probably also be attributed to the way I was raised, so I am lucky to have been raised by the spectacular people I call my parents. unfortunately, for some other people, that is not the case. and though I feel lucky for all of the things that I have been given, I also feel bad for all of the people who are not so lucky. I don't really get down in the dumps about it, but it gives me some perspective about why certain people feel one way about the world and I feel another way. I wish that everyone could have had the upbringing that I had. I wish that other people could be as fortunate as I was and learned the things that I have learned. "socialization" is the label we give it in the classroom. I wish I could keep on learning about the people who aren't as fortunate as the rest of us, but oftentimes, these people scurry away based on the treatment that the rest of society has given them.
I can see the sorrow that some people just can't seem to escape from, and because I have tasted it, I know how hard it can be. but I escaped and became the positive person I am today.
do i feel sorry for them? yes, I do. but do I feel like I am fault? no, I don't. though I take for granted all of the positives in my life, I don't take any responsibility to contributing to the negative feelings some people feel. I will always try to help. and I am always around.
-Mel
