Do you remember being told as a child to be fair? Play fair, share what you have, that sort of thing? Well I do. We as children, shared everything and we were told to be fair to each other. No playing favorites or anything. If one got something, then everyone got something. That was the rules for kids. Of course there were others but this particular day it strikes me that we've been taught wrong. There is no fairness. If you're fair to others, that doesn't mean that others will be fair to you. It just means that you're a fair person. You've been taught well. Not everyone got the same rule book!
Being fair, kind and forgiving is something we strive for. But never should these be expectations. I believe this to be fundamental in most people's inner most being. This whole idea that if I'm nice to you, then you have to be nice to me. If you don't, you're not being fair. We don't always receive back what we give, or what we deserve. Thank God!! We may think we've been fair, but I'm guessing that most of us have messed this up somewhere along the line.
Yesterday a friend died. We weren't close, never got the chance I guess. I feel that to be an opportunity I missed out on. She was a lot of fun. This home church we met at has this basket full of different types of percussion and other small instruments from literally around the world. During our praise and worship time, you can bet she had something or other in her hand, making music for the Lord. She was inspiring and I feel blessed to have had any time at all with her. But it wasn't exactly fair for her to die of cancer.
There's a lot of unfairness...everywhere. We can't keep someone from dying, or from doing anything really. But we can make a difference. Be the fair, kind forgiving person you want others to be. Even if it doesn't come back to you the way you think it should. You'll still be blessed. Doing the right thing is never wrong.
Take care of each other and be kind, fair and forgiving to others and yourself! Love, Patty
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