People Thorns

After kicking up dirt and sulking for a day maybe two, I am often given sight to see both sides of an opposing situation. It really doesn’t matter what the situation is, from political to personal I think most of us on a daily basis fall into some kind of tug of war. Somebody we know of or know well says or does something that rubs us the wrong way or maybe they don’t say something that we think they should or do something we think should at least have been offered.

   I learned long time ago but I am reminded constantly that not everyone around you is in the same mindset as you. It is much easier to hang around like minded people as yourself, there is a lower chance of flare ups and misunderstandings and there are less likely chances of having to alter your views or feelings. I do believe though that people who cut against our grain, that challenge us from morals to what we eat have just as much right to their beliefs and their standards. We don’t have to embrace them or do cartwheels but it is wasted energy when all you do is find fault with each other. I also believe that all those people that we view as thorns in our side are there for a reason. Not to torture or bring pain but to stimulate us or bring us into a deeper understanding.

 Life and love go way beyond being continually happy and entertained or even content. Those people thorns, the ones that prick us and make us bleed or uncomfortable either are there to help us turn up or turn down the volume in our lives or we are supposed to help them somehow.