This afternoon as I was stopped at an intersection I witnessed an older lady react to the fact she had to walk past a couple of teenage boys. She was crossing the street and noticed their paths would inevitably cross and she literally jumped (as if quickly trying to decide whether to risk walking past them or deviate off course to avoid them) Did she have the right to judge them this way? I don't know maybe she's had a bad experience with young people but it broke my heart. Maybe we can't change the entire world's view of young people but we can sure try! Let's step it up and start going above and beyond to respect our elders, and people in general. Jesus asked us to love others, not just people that are easy to love and not only when it's convenient. It doesn't have to be huge; hold the door open for someone, offer to return a cart at the store, look them in the eye and say hello or good morning. Just a thought...
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And a good thought at that :)
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