Failure and Pain and People
The very essence of our humanity is failure. So we should not be afraid to fail, to be found unable, to display imperfection. Every one of us is a broken and flawed individual, so we have to see each other on this equal ground. It is also on that same ground that we have to recognize and accept every other person. Recognizing and embracing these flaws in others is doing so with our very selves. Everyday, we will get to see this brokenness displayed over and over for infinite number of times. We may question how long it will end, and you can be assured that the answer is really insignificant - because what matters is not when the person is going to change, but on how you can be changed through his display of brokenness. So, it’s a normal scene in this life to be hurt when people fail us, because the fact of the matter is, in their perspective, we’ve also failed them in some ways. We’re not actually here to point our fingers on who’s done what, but to strive, in our brokenness, to