i woke up this morning to the heartbreaking news that a friend of mine from high school passed away. out of respect i won't go into who or how or why, but no matter the means, that is the end.
but it got me thinking about bullying and judgment of others. i've seen bullying throughout my life, as everyone else has. and i have been in both sides of it as well. but as we get older, bullying takes on different, more complicated and evil forms. it's not just about making fun of someone's old used backpack, or bad haircut, or whatever kids target. it becomes about judging people's choices and labeling them, sometimes even writing them off completely. and the fact of the matter is that (yes, i know this is cliche) it's impossible to know why people make some of the choices they make. it's been a journey of life lessons as well as education that i have learned this. it's easy to judge the homeless person on the corner, asking for money. it's easy to pass by and not give up the other half of your sandwich or the extra $5 in your wallet. but how did they get there? sure, in some cases it could be bad choices - but what led them to those choices? what past hurt or pain led them to make those choices?
everyone has as path. i believe that the major points are laid out for you, how you get to those points are up to you. i believe there are some people who aren't meant to be a part of your journey, or perhaps just play a small part. and those intersecting paths may be cut off in clean. breaks or rough, jagged, painful edges. but i guess what i am trying to say is that we should never judge someone else's path. there are people that are only supposed to have in our lives for a short time, and after that, our paths lead in diffent directions. they are not for us to judge, just for us to accept and move on.
that's about it for me today. pretty much listening to this song on repeat today, so enjoy. and please be nice.
til next time... xoxo
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