Asides

On driving with patience

A car ahead was moving like a turtle and not giving me way inspite of my continuous honking! I was on brink of losing my cool when I noticed the small sticker on the car’s rear!

“Physically challenged; Please be patient.”

And that changed everything !! I immediately went calm & slowed down. In fact I got a little protective of the car & the driver. I reached work a few minutes late, but it was ok.

And then it struck me. ..Would I have been patient if there was no sticker? Why do we need stickers to be patient with people?

Will we be more patient and kind with others if people had labels pasted on their foreheads?

Labels like —

  • “Lost my job”,
  • “Fighting cancer”,
  • “Going through a bad divorce”,
  • “Suffering Emotional abuse“,
  • “Lost a loved one”,
  • “Feeling worthless”,
  • “Financially messed up”

….. and more like these!

Everyone is fighting a battle we know nothing about. The least we can do is be patient and kind!

Let us respect the invisible labels….

Source: Respect the Invisible Labels…
Thank you, Sunshine for starting.

Kissing in Vietnamese

My grandmother kisses
as if bombs are bursting in the backyard,
where mint and jasmine lace their perfumes
through the kitchen window,
as if somewhere, a body is falling apart
and flames are making their way back
through the intricacies of a young boy’s thigh,
as if to walk out the door, your torso
would dance from exit wounds.
When my grandmother kisses, there would be
no flashy smooching, no western music
of pursed lips, she kisses as if to breathe
you inside her, nose pressed to cheek
so that your scent is relearned
and your sweat pearls into drops of gold
inside her lungs, as if while she holds you
death also, is clutching your wrist.
My grandmother kisses as if history
never ended, as if somewhere
a body is still
falling apart.

Source: Kissing in Vietnamese by Ocean Vuong – Poems | poets.org

On plans

No. I won’t forget about it.
You wanted a plan.
My plan.. is to love you.
I’ve loved you for a while now.
We can talk about it face-to-face.
I will do everything you want.
If that stresses you out at all, just ignore this message.
I’ll be fine.
We’ll go back to being friends.
I swear nothing will happen.
But if you care for me at all, or if you miss me, call me.

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Thank you, Sunshine

Drinking From The Saucer

I’ve never made a fortune,
And I’ll never make one now
But it really doesn’t matter
‘Cause I’m happy anyhow

As I go along my journey
I’m reaping better than I’ve sowed
I’m drinking from the saucer
‘Cause my cup has overflowed

I don’t have a lot of riches,
And sometimes the going’s tough
But with kin and friends to love me
I think I’m rich enough

I thank God for the blessings
That His mercy has bestowed
I’m drinking from the saucer
‘Cause my cup has overflowed

He gives me strength and courage
When the way grows steep and rough
I’ll not ask for other blessings for
I’m already blessed enough

May we never be too busy
To help bear another’s load
Then we’ll all be drinking from the saucer
When our cups have overflowed

Source

Thank you, Sunshine for sharing this.

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