Saturday, November 19, 2005
open your eyes
The depths of her eyes were unfathomable. It was a deep, ice blue abyss of mystery. They were striking, yet radiated a kind of gentleness and warmth one would not notice right away. Her laughter was infectious, her smile beautiful and sweet. Her actions were slight yet sincere, though it went unnoticed most of the time. Her words were simple and few yet had a great impact on those who heard and listened.
Yet, not everybody noticed how beautiful she was. No, they only saw the cold shadows in her eyes, emotionless laughter and heard only the austerity when she spoke. To them where a heart usually is, a stone resides, not even the slightest action could soften.
To others she was beautiful. To those who saw and not just looked, who heard and listened and listened and understood, she was the perfect embodiment of a person, warm and real. Not many saw how truly real she was, because few still possessed the ability to see, listen and understand. To those who saw only the bad, it is because of the burden of pain and hatred they were carrying. They were the ignorant, the stubborn, who refuse to see, because they are unwilling to let go. She saw how much the world needed to have their eyes opened.
Let us not be like the ignorant and the stubborn in my story. We fail to see the true beauty of things because we keep all our anger inside us. Anger destroys a person. Learn to forgive. As said, the weak do not forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong.
written at 3:34 AM