"I read your blog," she said. There was a moment of silence. "It was well written," she said, and then added, "I don't agree with you, but I liked how you said it."
Sometimes, we don't agree. Sometimes, people aren't who we want them to be. We disappoint each other, reveal ourselves in ugly ways, err on the side of disrespect.
And yet.
I think that the most loving and kind thing we can offer is acceptance. I think that sometimes the answer is just this: meeting someone where he or she is, with the quirks and disagreements and whatnot, and deciding that none of them are so important as to let go of a relationship.
Don't get me wrong ... Sometimes things ARE that important. Some things can not be overlooked. But a lot of the time, what we use to build fences between ourselves and other people are not of huge significance; they are excuses rather than reasons.
Constantly peering over fences in an effort to see other people is no fun at all; the walls we put up between ourselves and others? They don't allow for many hugs.
The world doesn't need more walls.
But it could always use another hug.
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