I treated everyone like I was in love
with them, whether I like them or not
and whether they respond or not and no matter
what they say or do to me and even if I see
things in them which are ugly twisted petty
cruel vain deceitful indifferent, just accept
all that and turn my attention to some small
weak tender hidden part and keep my eyes on
that until it shines like a beam of light
like a bonfire I can warm my hands by and trust
it to burn away all the waste which is not
never was my business to meddle with.
-Derek Tasker
A few months ago I saw someone speak with such cruelty and with no love in their heart. I don't ever want that same spirit to rule me personally so I made a decision to be kinder to others and show more love in my life!
"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future." ~Paul Boese
Matthew 22:36-40 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
This picture was taken on a car ride on March 9, 2010.