Living in a world so flawed and feeling so flawed ourselves, we really feel quite powerless to change the circumstances around us. What can one person do amidst the billions and billions of people in this world? However, I believe with little steps, one at a time, we can somehow just change, even if it is just one other person’s perception, and with the hope, of more to come. There are so many little things we can do in so many areas. Use less electricity, don’t waste water, car-pool, volunteer at a local pound, help out at an orphanage, calling the police when you see a crime, discourage your friends from soliciting prostitutes, contribute to a worthy organisation. All worthy steps to be considered, however insignificant it may feel. At long last, like a ripple in a pound, one small action will affect a large population.
What weighs heavily on my heart now, is how we have come to a point where we view people with such critical and judgemental eyes. I’m not proud to say that I struggle with this and I have seen this happening with the people around me. Why can we not accept the flaws of others when we ourselves are so flawed? After getting to know the true colours of our friends that they are so desperately trying to hide, we tend to distance ourselves as we deem them as friends of different “sync”. Are human relationships so fragile? A lot of times I see friends, the best of friends, who start to realise their differences and start to drift apart. In fact, many of these differences are so small and minute but yet, we tend to nitpick on it. Let’s say, 2 people being the best of friends but also competitors. But once one gets overly competitive, the relationship drifts apart. I mean it would change my perception of the person and try to avoid that person. It's no wonder that our generation today are afraid of being who they really are, wearing a mask all the time, because, if at any time you reveal your true ugly colours (which everyone has), it affects how others think about you. We are so afraid that people will not accept who we are, because we know, that we ourselves do not easily accept others as who they are. Everyone says be true to yourself, people will love the real you, but a lot of times we are faced with the doubt of whether we should or not; because once we go all out, we can never go back. Have we gotten to the point of evolution where we are so self-centred and then we start thinking that others should not treat us that way?
How can we change the world when we cannot accept the people around you? How then can we accept the people in the world; the poor, the marginalised, the prostitutes? Should we not change ourselves first before we change others? How then can we change this trait of ours when it is so innately engraved in us? Can we learn to accept the flaws of others? I believe it takes a conscious effort to not quickly jump to conclusions, to remember that all of us have our imperfections. Remember that the beautiful friendship that you have is worth much more than that moment where that person annoyed you. It’s also about trying hard to not talk bad about the other. Lastly, and most importantly, we need to ask God to give us perfect love; one that is patient, kind, not envious, not boastful, not proud, not rude, not self-seeking, not easily angered and keep no record of wrongs. This kind of love is not humanly innate but God-like. I believe that the world will be a better place with a little understanding, a sprinkle of tolerance and a whole lot of love. That makes the world of difference, and you are a big part of it.
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