sometimes things happen just at the perfect time
Up until today, i never have believed anyone that has some theory or experience that someone you dont even know can change your outlook on life. I thought that only people close to you and you yourself can change the attitude or approach you take towards living every day. I never could be grateful. I mean, i know that i should be, but sometimes it's really hard. Its amazing being able to live in this country and be free and have clothes and all those neccessities, dont get me wrong, but compared to others living here i always felt like there was something i was missing. Maybe there is, and maybe there isn't. But today taught me to appreciate the SIMPLE things in life. The extremely simple that most of the time no one ever cares to think about because its so taken for granted every single day. I would never want God or whatever being is controlling our fate to punish me for not being grateful by taking something away to see that i should have appreciated when i had it. I dont want to EVER learn the hard way.
So what made me take on this outlook? I was at work, saying my routine to all these people. Greeting, getting their phone numbers and then ringing up. I had done about 20 prior to this one special man. He came up and i asked him how he was and he didnt answer or even acknowledge the fact that i even asked him anything. At first, my thoughts were that he was unusually rude like some people tend to be in this society. Turns out i was without a doubt COMPLETELY wrong. He looked at me and smiled and when i asked him his phone number, he started trying to say something but it was mumbled and stuttered and i couldn't make it out. I thought that maybe he was slow in speech or had some type of mental retardation but then he started pointing to his ears. Thats when i realized he was deaf.
At that point, i felt so bad for even thinking this man was rude. Here he is, completely ALONE. no one to help him if hes in trouble, no one to do anything for him out in this world with cruel people, maybe some who wont be courteous to him. Instantly, i gained SO much respect for him without even knowing him. It takes bravery and courage to do something like that when you have that disability, thats right. A disability. Hearing is something we dont even think about every day, its not something we thank god for when we say our prayers. Its just there to us. Well maybe he once had it and lost it and he had to learn the hard way. Maybe he was never blessed with it in the first place. Who knows, but the point is everything thats here and with you today can go away in the blink of an eye tomorrow. Maybe it takes your own experience to change your outlook, but I just wanted to get the point across and tell everyone that every time i feel like im taking stuff for granted and not appreciating life, i will remember that moment. It seems so small to everyone else but there are certain things that stick in your mind forever and this will be one of them.
Thanks fate for slapping me in the face. I really did need it.
So what made me take on this outlook? I was at work, saying my routine to all these people. Greeting, getting their phone numbers and then ringing up. I had done about 20 prior to this one special man. He came up and i asked him how he was and he didnt answer or even acknowledge the fact that i even asked him anything. At first, my thoughts were that he was unusually rude like some people tend to be in this society. Turns out i was without a doubt COMPLETELY wrong. He looked at me and smiled and when i asked him his phone number, he started trying to say something but it was mumbled and stuttered and i couldn't make it out. I thought that maybe he was slow in speech or had some type of mental retardation but then he started pointing to his ears. Thats when i realized he was deaf.
At that point, i felt so bad for even thinking this man was rude. Here he is, completely ALONE. no one to help him if hes in trouble, no one to do anything for him out in this world with cruel people, maybe some who wont be courteous to him. Instantly, i gained SO much respect for him without even knowing him. It takes bravery and courage to do something like that when you have that disability, thats right. A disability. Hearing is something we dont even think about every day, its not something we thank god for when we say our prayers. Its just there to us. Well maybe he once had it and lost it and he had to learn the hard way. Maybe he was never blessed with it in the first place. Who knows, but the point is everything thats here and with you today can go away in the blink of an eye tomorrow. Maybe it takes your own experience to change your outlook, but I just wanted to get the point across and tell everyone that every time i feel like im taking stuff for granted and not appreciating life, i will remember that moment. It seems so small to everyone else but there are certain things that stick in your mind forever and this will be one of them.
Thanks fate for slapping me in the face. I really did need it.