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I recently read an article by Jim Palmer
about how we just don’t look at others but how we actually
SEE THEM
which got me thinking some thoughts
that just may have you thinking some more
t h o u g h t s
Most days I interact with at least one person who is at the end of their rope. They feel alone and that nobody cares. It’s hard to believe that in a world of 8 billion people, so many feel forsaken, isolated, invisible and forgotten.
John Steinbeck wrote, “I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.”
Perhaps one of the greatest human needs is to be seen. . .for someone to notice, someone to listen, someone to understand, someone to care, someone who will step outside the billows of indifference… and just be… with you, for you, as you.
Consider it a profound spiritual practice to truly see people. Notice those you unwittingly pass by along the everyday paths of life. Don’t just see them with your eyes, consider them mindfully with your heart. Look deeper into people beyond the surface, find and connect with the common humanity you share with each person.
Stop looking at people, start seeing them.
Especially when they put up a mask that makes it even more difficult to just look again but to SEE
A REAL ME
See
what I don’t show
Hear
what I don’t say
Touch
what I don’t offer
Feel
what I won’t allow you a hint of experiencing
it will take work sometimes
Hard Work
with pain
frustration
achy heart
and no guarantee of benefit
excepting a real me
the One you will now know
and maybe not fully understand
but a ever so slight sliver
seize