You’re not better than me. I’m not better than you. Why do you shut me out? What did I ever do to you? Is it because you think that I think I’m hot stuff, when I really don’t? Is it because of how I look? Is it because of my social status? I’m not your maker, so I can’t possibly know what makes you act this way towards me. However, I do know some other things.
You don’t piss the cure for AIDS. You don’t shit poop gourmet meals that end world hunger. You don’t bleed the cure for cancer. The scent of your farts aren’t worthy enough to be made an expensive body spray at Bath & Body Works. You don’t walk on water. Marvel Comics more than likely will not make you the superhero that you think you are in your delusional head. You’re a regular human just like everyone else. So why the “holier than thou” attitude, people?
I admit that I too was once blinded by this “holier than thou” mindset for the first half of my life. I didn’t think people were worthy enough to be friends with me, so whenever they reached out, I pushed them away. Then one day, I grew out of it like a weed on sacred land and realized that some of the same people that I shut off in the past could have been very beneficial to my growth.
Today, many have requirements as to who they will and will not befriend. While I can understand why some may do it for health (needing to stay away from cigarette smoke and other drugs) and or safety reasons (needing to stay out of trouble), it boggles my mind when it’s for superficial reasons. Superficial reasons like a person who refuses to befriend rich people because they assume they’re all snobs. Or a person who refuses to befriend poor people because they feel they don’t amount to anything in life. Or a person who refuses to befriend a person who isn’t hip to the latest fashion because they don’t want to be seen with them in public unless they are.
Why do people walk around like they’re only one of few who “get it” and think that everyone else is simply lost? No one human is better than the next because everybody is capable of falling. Being different from one another does not mean that we can’t learn from one another, or relate to each other in other aspects of life. Know that whenever you shut someone down before ever getting the chance to know them, you’re burning down unexplored bridges that could have led to a beautiful place.
That “rich snob” could have given you money to start a new business, or given you a job. That poor person could have showed you how to appreciate life more, or give you tips on how to strengthen your craft. That person, who isn’t hip to fashion, could have showed you how to be hip to events that could benefit you, or teach you about the many ills in life that you should watch out for and avoid. If you shoo these people away, in a way, you lose. Open up your eyes and let it seep into your minds and hearts.
You’re not Jesus reincarnated. You’re not some bionic, superhuman knight either. You’re a mortal being just trying to survive, just like me.
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