I always say you should look after yourself because no one else is going to, which sounds very cynical, I know. And although I say this and feel this to be true sometimes I find it hard to apply.
Now I don't think I'm a bitter old woman just yet, no matter how much it sounds like it, just let me explain.
Everyone sees their own plight, their own struggle and I think a lot of people if not almost all find it difficult to see someone else's. So many times, to me, it feels like if I don't look out for myself, no one else really does, not how I feel like they should. Maybe I ask too much, maybe I expect too much but most people seem not to be able to put themselves in others shoes, especially when the others are just the everyday person they see and talk to.
Empathy is not something these people lack, if they were to read or listen to a sad story they would feel empathetic, they would feel the pain, maybe they would even do something to try and help, but somehow they can't see this from those around them, they can not read the unwritten or hear the unspoken, they can not see the tired eyes or the weary hands, they can not glean the wishful one-liners, they can not translate the loaded sigh.
I hope that I can always look after myself and look after those around me who may need a bit of care and concern, a helping hand or a kind ear. I pray no one feels I have been neglectful of them, I hope it is not I who has only seen my own plight...
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