Always be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle. I wish I had said that but apparently Plato gets credit. I have also heard it with other variations. Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind always. I like that one better so I suppose we can say that it was inspired by Plato. Be careful how you judge others because everyone is the way they are for a reason. I did say that one but later I find out that that isn’t original either. I am beginning to think that all we really do is recycle what we spend our whole lives learning, from our ancestors, from other era’s,long past and forgotten. But these sayings survived. Why? Because some things are given to us by our Creator. No matter who we are or where we are from, it penetrates our heart. I suspect Plato also did a little recycling. I hope that didn’t come across as bitter! Here is where my trouble begins and to be honest, I have constantly struggled with this, being kind. It is far easier for type “A” people to take no prisoners than to just take a step back and think about what the person standing in front of them is dealing with. I am trying to be better. I sure have been worse. I am not as critical of others as I once was either. There are things that I will never budge on and that is my right, but I am more forgiving about things that I can’t change. It is in Gods hands and that is where it belongs. I fail at all this,all the time, but I am not giving up. I am failing less now than I was twenty years ago. I don’t know what the future holds but I know who holds the future. That is another one that I love. I hope I can profess my faith on my own site without ridicule and if your beliefs don’t include a Creator and His salvation plan, please humor me and know that I will never throw stones. I have a lot of glass in my house also. One life is all I have and I can see how short it is now. We should throw forgiveness, like candy, in a parade. Its the best thing you can do for yourself.
Always be kind,for everyone is fighting a hard battle. May we both be victorious.